Thanks Deshi. I'm sticking with the stock saddle for the reasons in my previous post. As for bar tape, I used to have leather tape on previous bikes and didn't like it, but maybe it's changed since then. I've taped my bars with Easton Velo foam tape, which I have on my Kilo WT and like a lot, but unfortunately it does not come in a brown color. So I've stuck with black for the time being, which is neutral and doesn't look dirty.