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I got my B17 over two years ago and after taking out fully comp insurance on my taint it finally broke in about 6 months ago.
It's rigid, smooth and now ergonomically shaped to my glutes, which is nice.
I think the supposed dip in production quality may be down to the fact that leather is a natural material and suffers from natural selection as opposed to high-tec manufacturing processes. In all honesty what can go wrong with a Brooks? They're hardly the most complicated of assembly's, and not exactly the priciest of items.
I'd either a) deal with it or b) get another one