Mine came with the white saddle & tape, too. I would never have bought a white saddle, but it sure does look cool! And, since it is the first "right" saddle I've found, I wasn't going spend $130 on a different color. Other than those tights, nothing else has been a problem with it. I think on a road bike white should be mostly fine. DH's mountain bike came with a white saddle!

I'll have to try the dishwasher tablets. I think I'm nearly ready to attack it with the Shout again - just looks a little dingy in one area. Not worse than when I left off, I just got sick of working on it, and biking season was winding down.