Originally Posted by
JGM411
why spend thousands of dollars on a new bike but then turn around and change out seats, tires etc. Why would the engineers and designers put substandard parts on a bike ...OR ... why would you as a buyer change out parts before you experience the stock items.
I ask this because over the past couple months, I have grown accustomed to my stock Domane 5.2 seat. Are cyclists too finicky?
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Interesting. Back in 2000 when I bought my Trek 5200, which is the direct predecessor to your 5.2, it came with a Selle Italia Flite Ti. I still have that saddle and have bought 3 others. Kinda cool that it came with a real saddle that you'd actually want to buy.
But that was the last time I bought a stock bike.