No black and white -- that's helpful, Mimi.

And Lisa, I probably didn't make it clear. He said that my current Brooks probably wouldn't work because it's what I'm using on a hybrid, and most people are going to want a narrower saddle on a roadie. However, when I mentioned later that I'd probably be wanting to try a Brooks on the roadie, even if it's a new saddle and not the one I have now, he did give that dismissive shrug.

That's two people at that store who have dismissed Brooks. One was this guy who didn't actively dismiss it, but made it clear by his body language. The other was a younger guy who saw my Brooks, and started showing me other saddles (narrower, padded, some with cutouts) that he just knew would be better.