Originally Posted by
techsensei
When I say "good," the manufacturers define that by not including pedals with some bikes. I do not have an attitude about it; I'm just curious to know if people care one way or another. Yes, they could delete wheels, tires, handlebars, whatever. But the fact remains some bikes don't come with pedals, so why not saddles as well? OR maybe all bikes should come with the appropriate quality pedals too? Do people feel cheated, or at least mystified that pedals may not come with the bike?
I think the problem with pedals is, different types of clipless pedals are mutually incompatible. Whatever the manufacturer supplies will be completely useless to a majority of customers. The stock saddle might not be the best, but it is good enough for the customer to ride the bike out of the store, rather like stock tires. At least with the saddle, if the customer does not already have a preferred saddle to put on the new bike, the salesman can suggest the customer try the stock saddle out for a couple of weeks before making a decision. So in this way, stock saddles are more like tires than they are like pedals.