Fizik Arione vs. Arione TRI

yodasm
yodasm Posts: 25
edited June 2008 in Workshop
Looking into a new 'perch'.

I have borrowed a friend's Arione for a couple of medium length rides and got on well with it.

I have however noticed the TRI version which is supposed to have a cushy nose for sitting on the end. I'm no triathlete or time trialist but it sounds good to me. Anyone tried both?

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  • Mystique
    Mystique Posts: 342
    Not tried both, but I luuuuurve my Arione :D
  • kenbaxter
    kenbaxter Posts: 1,251
    Arione is a good saddle........... and then I tried the Aliante :D
  • giant_man
    giant_man Posts: 6,878
    Been on the Aliante for a couple of years and it is nice, yet to try Arione.
  • andylav
    andylav Posts: 308
    I've been riding Ariones for the last couple of years - doing a new build with an Arione Tri shortly so I'll be able to give you direct comparisons in a few weeks
  • andylav
    andylav Posts: 308
    Three words - Oh My Gawd.

    BLISS - Like riding on a cushion of air - have always found the standard Ariones to be very good and very comfortable but my newest one just didn't seem to be breaking in to the same level of comfort as my other ones.

    Bought a Tri 2 on a whim and made the switch over at the weekend and cannot believe the difference. No discomfort whatsover on a 60 mile ride, first time out, but no sense of loss of power / power transmission with the extra cushioning either.

    Safe to say I'm a convert !

    Interestingly, the K'ium railed Tri 2 with its extra padding came in lighter than any of my titanium railed standard options - 244 grammes compared to 257
  • andrewgturnbull
    andrewgturnbull Posts: 3,861
    yodasm wrote:
    I'm no triathlete or time trialist but it sounds good to me.

    HI there.

    I've got an Arione on my road bike and a soft-nose saddle on my TT bike. The advantage is only really there if you literally ride on the rivet. i.e. perched right forward on the nose of the saddle. I only end up there when I'm on the TT bike, down on the aero bars and going for it.

    I don't see the advantage for a road bike.

    Cheers, Andy
    http://www.andyturnbull.co.uk
    http://www.stirlingtri.co.uk
  • andylav
    andylav Posts: 308
    I don't see the advantage for a road bike

    My backside would beg to differ with you.

    My Tri 2 is fitted to a standard road bike and as someone who hasn't time trialled or got into a racing crouch in quite a few years, my derriere felt a world of difference between this weeks 60 mile run and last week's agony inducing 50 on the same bike, wearing the same shorts and with the standard Arione in place.

    Mind you, I do run my saddles with quite a bit of layback so it could be that my normal seated position puts me more towards the nose, where I would get the benefit of the extra padding that is there.
  • andrewgturnbull
    andrewgturnbull Posts: 3,861
    andylav wrote:
    I don't see the advantage for a road bike

    My backside would beg to differ with you.

    My Tri 2 is fitted to a standard road bike and as someone who hasn't time trialled or got into a racing crouch in quite a few years, my derriere felt a world of difference between this weeks 60 mile run and last week's agony inducing 50 on the same bike, wearing the same shorts and with the standard Arione in place.

    Mind you, I do run my saddles with quite a bit of layback so it could be that my normal seated position puts me more towards the nose, where I would get the benefit of the extra padding that is there.

    Hi there.

    Is the extra layback to get a better position for climbing? Maybe you need to experiment with the fore/aft adjustment on your saddle rails to get the most out of your saddle.

    Or maybe the Tri 2 just suits you better - everyone's different...

    Cheers, Andy
    http://www.andyturnbull.co.uk
    http://www.stirlingtri.co.uk

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