Fizik - Arione vs. Aliante

kenbaxter
kenbaxter Posts: 1,251
edited September 2007 in Workshop
Any Fizik riders out there? Currently ride the Arione and find it pretty comfortable but start to shuffle about late in a century. Don't really need the many positions as the Arione seems to give so contemplating the Aliante. Is the Aliante Gamma decent and does it have much padding compared to the Arione - don't like too much!

Cheers!

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  • Zero Sum
    Zero Sum Posts: 55
    Usual non helpful but all too common response, best to check it out really, I always rode the Arione, until I bought a bike with a Selle Italia which has little room for movement, and now it has become my weapon of choice, I find myself sitting quite forward on it, but it just fits really well. It has bugger all in the way of padding but I still feel better on it than I did the Arione.
  • Glenn S
    Glenn S Posts: 17
    Seeing as you like your saddle sparse in the padding department have you considered the Spesh Toupe.
    Not tried one but seems to get alot of good press.
  • Monty Dog
    Monty Dog Posts: 20,614
    I've got both - they are very comfortable but quite different. The Arione feels quite firm initially, but because of the large area, it spreads the pressure - it also means you can move about a fair bit. The Aliante is far more forgiving, but only has one position because of the concave shape - the whole shell flexes and so if you suffer from pressure points, is very good. Can't comment on the Gamma model, mines an original carbon one from 2000 - sadly the cover is starting to wear through after all these years. If I had the choice of only one saddle, it would be the Aliante.
    Make mine an Italian, with Campagnolo on the side..
  • paulbricey
    paulbricey Posts: 84
    I have had Fizik Arione for couple of years (replaced San Marco Rolls) and bought because C+ raved it up. Found it OK for up to 60 miles at a time.....agree it start to hurt getting up to (& over 100 miles) and there's not much 'repositioning' possibilities. Just bough a Selle Italia SLR Gelflow and it seems much better - in fact sometimes feels like I'm not even sitting down ! - and it seems to give more wriggle room side to side and front to back than the Fi'zik.
    Briceyinstockport
  • Kléber
    Kléber Posts: 6,842
    Like Monty, I have both. The Arione is ok, I can ride but it's like sitting on a wooden bench, in a way I have to move around to be comfortable. The Aliante, well it's like a luxurious armchair for me. It just feels right. But what's right for me could be totally wrong for you.
  • rohloff-rich
    rohloff-rich Posts: 232
    I have an Aliante that's all yours for £25 posted if you want it - used twice!
    An MTBer, but with skinny wheel tendencies...
  • IanTrcp
    IanTrcp Posts: 761
    I also have both saddles, and would make the following observation(s):

    The Aliante has a flat 'deck' which makes it comfortable if that's what you like. I do, and stumbled upon it looking for a more luxurious alternative to the Selle Italia SLR XP's I'd been using for a while.

    The Arione gives more flexibility position wise - particularly front to back so relative to your bb - but I found that it felt a little like stting on a scaffolding pole after 40 or so miles.

    Both are available in many formats/prices. I have the carbon railed Aliante on my Pinarello Paris and never notice it. Thus making it perfect for me....
  • savagebanana
    savagebanana Posts: 130
    I had a arione I found it comfortable for about 40 miles, after that it was like sitting on the seatpost. I rode it about 8 times & gave up on it. I now have an Aliante gamma which I find really good.

    Steve

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