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Help me pick a saddle, please.

The bike I'm putting together will be a commuter/exercise bike. Short trips, mostly, but I'm 275#. I'm trying to decide between a Brooks B33:



And a Brooks B135:



In favor of the former is that the triple-wound rear coil springs are reputed to have more weight capacity than the single springs of the B135.

In favor of the latter is an internet reputation of the B33 to break those triple-wound springs.

At the same time, I'm open to alternate suggestions to the Brooks pair PROVIDED that the manufacturer specifically recommends their seats for 200-pound-plus riders.

Thanks - FH

Two others I just ran across via Google:

The Schwinn Quilted Bike Seat ($21 @ Walmart):



and also the Serfas CRS1 Super Cruiser Saddle (which may be just too much):


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