Kitsune,

Wow, you're made of stronger stuff than I am. Yanking or tearing ... Well, hopefully the cobblestones make it all worthwhile.

Ahem, anyway, I'd forgotten to mention that mtbr has several reviews of the Brooks saddles, many by mountain bikers, some by roadies on the mtbr site (gasp!).

I have a couple of pics, but unfortunately they're a little too big for the TE site, so I need to do some editing.

-- Melissa