It's very true, the saddle on the Pilot is not very good. BUT, be sure you negotiate something with your bike shop about swapping it out for something you can sit on. I tried 5 before I got a Terry Butterfly (and a lot of people don't like those either), but I went from doing 40 mile rides on my old bike with a Terry saddle, to dying after 10-15 miles with the standard issue saddle when I got my Pilot. I don't even remember which saddles I tried - but I just kept taking them back to the shop till I got one that worked. They never charged me a penny even though it did take a couple months of experiments and miserable rides till we got it right.

Good luck, and enjoy your new bike!