Originally Posted by michaelnel

3) The saddle. It's OK, but I am a generally a hard leather saddle kind of guy (my other bike has a Brooks B17 and I have had Brooks saddles on most of my recent bikes except the 'bents). I ordered a Velo-Orange brown leather touring saddle with springs this morning. This bike has a pretty upright seating position and I think the springs will be an asset (pardon the pun). I love the Brooks saddles, but they are sure fond of themselves these days with their pricing. The VO gets great reviews, and it costs about 1/2 what the equivalent Brooks costs.