advice on bike saddles

[Melalvai]

I love my Brooks Champion Flyer S. My sit bones were a little bit sore the first day or two, but nothing major, particularly compared to the pain my girly-bits had been feeling. The Champion Flyer is a B17 with springs, I believe.

Not to mention the status symbol. Every Brooks gets a 2nd look from me. Even an old Brooks that's been mistreated. I see a bike with a Brooks and think "Now there's a REAL cyclist."

My bike, Hulk, won't speak to other bikes unless they have a Brooks. Except for the ones she lives with in the garage. And the ones she spends the day with in the bike shelter. But she is pretty snooty about it. You can hardly live with her since I hand-built a rear wheel for her. She's getting a front wheel with a generator hub for christmas, and I don't know if she'll even let me ride her after that. I may not be good enough for her any more.

[elk]

+1 for all that Mimi and Lisa said.

Getting the Brooks dialed in was the hardest part for me...once I got that right, I didn't care if it was hard...in fact, my specialized padded seat for some odd reason gives me a more sore set of bones than my Brooks. My MAIN concern was keeping pressure off the front parts...and...knock wood..
I haven't had any trouble at all. B67 on my hybrid and B68 on my road bike.

ALso..get the Proofhide and use it liberally. It helps with the slippy part.
I slather it on and let it sit over night before buffing it off. Slather it on the underside and leave it there.
IF you like the Brooks.

The Selle Anatomica is like the B17 in shape but the leather is thinner and softer and it has a cut out.

heehee it's something to be able to GIVE advice on saddles when I was going crazy at first trying to get it right...TE'ers helped me SO much.