There are bikes (e.g. vintage builds) where a Brooks saddle looks absolutely perfect. But the emphasis is on LOOKS... Everyone says "oh you just have to break it in..." which takes a long long time. It's like when someone says "oh Liver tastes AWESOME you just have to know how to cook it..." Walk away. Run away if possible.
For much less money, less weight and FAR less pain in the hiney, you can have any number of saddles. I've got three Terry's, and two Specialized Geometry saddles. One of the Terry's is on my 24 hour bike. It has suffered through about a dozen 24 hour races. I need to consider replacing as I've worn the leather nearly through. I can ride that for 24 hours and the hiney doesn't hurt. Pretty much everything else is shot...but the hiney is fine!!
angela