Originally Posted by
Wooden Tiger
Actually, it is very "material." That's all well and good YOUR LBS was kind enough to allow you to try a saddle for a week and if you didn't like it, you could return it. What your LBS "allows" you to do is just that...what your LBS "allows" you to do.
Not everyone has the luxury of getting free saddles, hence the reason they have price tags affixed to them. That's also a fact.
No, it isn't. I said that MY saddle swap cost nothing. You called me on it. You were wrong. That's a fact. I didn't say that all saddle swaps are always free for all buyers all the time. But as others have already been pointed out, it is a fairly common practice - particularly in the context of a new bike purchase.
And it's not "free". I bought the bike. The bike comes with a saddle. I was just allowed to try out a couple different options, but I still only ended up with just one.
And no matter which way you want to stretch it, saddle and tires do not cost "thousands".
