I'm a really bad vegan. In fact, I'm not really a vegan. I got the Brooks. I feel the issue with saddles is much like the issue of shoes, for me. i could get the non leather product, but it's not going to last nearly as long as the leather one. Then I'm buying too much crap that is just going to end up in the land fill. That's not good. Grrr. Too much to think about. World makes my left wing head hurt.