Fizik saddles

allen
allen Posts: 214
edited July 2011 in Road beginners
Does any one have opinions about Fizik saddles. Looking at the aliante gammavs. Not the most flexible guy in planet hence thinking that was the best for me. Any thoughts ?

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  • ollyridesfirst
    ollyridesfirst Posts: 486
    I have recently upgraded my stock San Marco saddle to a Fizik Antares (KIUM) and i honestly didn't think a saddle could be so comfy for a 15 stone guy. I can go for 60 miles without feeling a thing with this one! A great upgrade...
  • derosa
    derosa Posts: 2,819
    OllyRidesFirst wrote:
    I have recently upgraded my stock San Marco saddle to a Fizik Antares (KIUM) and i honestly didn't think a saddle could be so comfy for a 15 stone guy. I can go for 60 miles without feeling a thing with this one! A great upgrade...

    And I have done exactly the opposite and gone back to my old San Marco Rolls. I've sat on planks of wood that are more comfortable than anything from the Fizik range - but that's my personal choice. Who knows, Fizik may suit you - they just don't suit me!
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  • HamishD
    HamishD Posts: 538
    OP - only one way to find out with saddles and that's try them. Everyone has a different aris.

    But FWIW I have an Antares and that's comfy for me. Which is of absolutely no help to you, sorry . . .
  • iesous77
    iesous77 Posts: 18
    I had an antares and just couldnt bare it. I now have san marco and prologo saddles
  • ollyridesfirst
    ollyridesfirst Posts: 486
    ha ha....lots of different views here. I do agree though, that your arse is a personal thing and what is comfy for some, may not be for others. I did a charity ride last year with an 18 stone fella who had a solid carbon/plastic saddle and found it very comfy....I wasn't convinced!

    First things first....measure your sit bones and get the right size!
  • Duffer65
    Duffer65 Posts: 341
    I've just bought a 2nd hand Fizik Pave from flea-bay, as I'm currently searching for the 'perfect' saddle :roll: Tried the Spoon and didn't like it :shock: Fingers crossed...
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  • cougie
    cougie Posts: 22,512
    I'm not flexible either but the Arione is brilliant for me. I suspect the flexibility thing is just marketing.

    You need to test it for yourself though - all bums are different.
  • MountainMonster
    MountainMonster Posts: 7,423
    Flexibility means nothing when choosing a saddle. What your looking for is your sit bones to be supported properly, so that weight doesn't come on the perenium too much. Flexibility in the saddle is import as it provides more comfort, but flexibility for a human is only important with length of stem and bar choices.
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  • noiseboyfeetman
    noiseboyfeetman Posts: 719
    I've got the Aliante Gamma and find it super comfy and do rides of 70 miles with no aches or pains from my nether regions. A lot of shops have tester Fi'zi:k saddles, see if your LBS does and if so try the different ones out, as mentioned above saddles are a very personal thing depending on your shape!
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  • unixnerd
    unixnerd Posts: 2,864
    I've just bought a 2nd hand Fizik Pave from flea-bay, as I'm currently searching for the 'perfect' saddle Tried the Spoon and didn't like it Shocked Fingers crossed...

    I just sold my Fizik Pave on ebay and went to a comfier Charge Knife (mtb has a Spoon).
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  • Duffer65
    Duffer65 Posts: 341
    unixnerd wrote:
    I've just bought a 2nd hand Fizik Pave from flea-bay, as I'm currently searching for the 'perfect' saddle Tried the Spoon and didn't like it Shocked Fingers crossed...

    I just sold my Fizik Pave on ebay and went to a comfier Charge Knife (mtb has a Spoon).

    Crazy! You did the opposite of what I'd just done. Blimey, who'd of thought it? :wink:
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  • Brommers76
    Brommers76 Posts: 234
    My Arione took a few hundred miles before it was comfy. I could have given up on it a few times as initially it was like sitting on top of a wooden fence. I have just bought a second for my new bike.
  • sparkins1972
    sparkins1972 Posts: 252
    I had an Aliante on my flat barred bke and it was OK but have a Specialized Romin Expert on my roadbike and after a lot of tweaking it is wonderful. I can't really describe it but it feels like you are sitting in the seat rather than perched on it. however I know others who have tried them and not got on with them at all.
  • giant_man
    giant_man Posts: 6,878
    As cougie rightly says, the whole Fizik flexibility thing is just marketing bollo$ks,

    I've always rode on the Aliante, both with the kium rails (which you can feel flex and aids comfort) and the gamma version. Haven't tried the versus version as yet though, but the saddle shape is the important thing here.

    It may or may not suit you, trial and error with saddles I'm afraid.
  • ThatBikeGuy
    ThatBikeGuy Posts: 394
    The Fizik Arione works well for me. Also like the removeable Fizik tab under the seat to attach a light/saddlebag.
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  • andrewlwood
    andrewlwood Posts: 224
    Love my aliante. Super comfy!
  • bartolli
    bartolli Posts: 57
    I got an Aliante on my Giant was new and have never even considered another saddle.

    It rocks.
  • Ezy Rider
    Ezy Rider Posts: 415
    arione was THE most uncomfortable and sorest saddle i ever sat upon. the way my weight was centered solely on the perineum worried me greatly.
  • cougie
    cougie Posts: 22,512
    Your bars should be taking about 1/3 of your weight too ?
  • Ezy Rider
    Ezy Rider Posts: 415
    cougie wrote:
    Your bars should be taking about 1/3 of your weight too ?



    yep, the bars took some weight, but the way the perineum took a sanding from sitting on the arione brings tears to my eyes thinking about it. :cry:

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