Originally Posted by
Brian Ratliff
Also, just a warning, a good saddle will cost you in the range of $100. I was shocked at the price when I started riding seriously, but it is something worth investing in. Bicycle manufacturers know that most cyclists have their own preferences in saddles, so they purposely include the cheapest saddle that'll look good in their ad copy to sell with the bike. Pretty much everyone changes the saddle once they get the bike home.
I wish I would be happy with a $100 saddle lol. The saddle that came on my bike is most definitely not the cheapest, in fact, it's one of the most expensive Trek sells, it's just that it isn't right for me apparently. I spent a little over 10k miles on the bike in 2013, about 3k of those on the madone's saddle, and those are the only 3k I regret.
If I decide to race the Madone this year (which I probably will) then I won't be in such a hurry to replace the saddle, as the long rides are finished at least until after state rr.