Fizik saddles

hamish123

Hello i have a fizik gobi xm wingflex on my mtb and used it on the road bike last weekend for a 100 mile ride and it was so much more comfortable than the saddle i had on the bike.
Can anyone tell me if the arione from fizik is the raad version of the gobi as would like to get one for the road bike

Ernesider

Well Hamish, this is my experience. I bought a Giant Composite 1 and immediately noticed that the saddle supplied with it was more comfortable than any of the many saddles I had tried before. I then discovered that this saddle was based on the Fizik Arione, so I bought one of them to get even more comfort, and put the Giant saddle on to my 'about town bike'. After about 2 months and 1500 miles I have stopped fooling myself and changed back to the Giant saddle about a week ago. Quite simply it is more comfortable with or without padded cycling shorts. May try the Planet X super light saddle next, it is also based on the Fizik Arione. It retails for £20 and has been praised in a number of reviews.

Mr Dog

I find the arione really comfy. Careful of Fizik claimed weights, the new arione saddle I got from crc is 20g heavier than it states on the packaging. Still gives me an excuse when I get caned on Strava

smidsy

Well it has wingflex and says Fizik on it but will never be the same as it is designed for a different job.

I have the Arione and it is slim and long (relative to many saddles) so you can change position for uphill, flat etc. due to the length. If you have a wide sit bone it will probably be no good.

letap73

The arione is definately not the road equivalent of the Gobi. Fizik uses the spine concept:

http://www.fizik.it/spineconcept/

The road equivalent of the gobi is the antares.

If I was you:

1. Go to the LBS stocking Fizik saddles ask for a demo saddle(s) to try out.
2. if the road versions are not for you then go for the Gobi - finding the right saddle is the holy grail and it looks like you found the right saddle (who cares if its the mtb saddle).