Originally Posted by
Panthers007
There is nothing wrong with upgrading. I think the poster's message, though, is if you are getting a new bike - it should be properly outfitted out the door. My point here is that some things - regardless how nice it is out the door - will beg attention/upgrading/changing. Such as a saddle. Everyone's backsides are different. So a new saddle may be required. Or a change of the stem-height and/or angles. So forth.
Yeah, that's a good point to.
You should still ride the bike though before upgrading those components IMO. I've ridden decent stock setups before that didn't require adjustments. Heck, I still have the stock saddle on my Sirrus.