Originally Posted by
bowiefan
Thanks to everybody for their input. I finally figured out the issue. The bike tires have Presta valves and the back tire had a Schrader adaptor over the Presta valve which too a newbie was confusing. Took the Trek out for an initial spin. Seemed light and fast with good handling and decent ride. The bike came with a Bontrager trip 4W computer which is nice. Might upgrade to a cushy saddle.
I've had a 7.5fx for 2 weeks now. The saddle is not very padded. It *hurt* the first 2-3 days, hurt a bit the 1st week, and now it's pretty much fine.
I think it depends on how much riding you (plan to) do. The more you ride, the more a padded saddle can cause chafing (from what I've read, not through experience).
So I would give it a week or 3 and see how you feel about changing the saddle after that.