Fizik Versus Evo Saddles

bianchi_dave

After a new saddle and looking at the Fizik Antares Versus Evo. Have a few Antares saddles and they get on very well with my backside.

Does anyone have experience of the 2018 Versus Evo models (in Arione, Antares or Aliante flavours) after having ridden a standard one?

We all know that a saddle which is great for one member (ahem) may be a torture device for another, but reviews on the Versus Evo models are quite thin on the ground still, so would be interested to hear experiences.

Cheers

bendertherobot

I went open this year:

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/fizik-aliante-r1-open-saddle/

So far it's great. At least, it has been up and down the street. Good bike still grounded till it REALLY dries out.

bianchi_dave

bendertherobot wrote:

I went open this year:

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/fizik-aliante-r1-open-saddle/

So far it's great. At least, it has been up and down the street. Good bike still grounded till it REALLY dries out.

Cheers bender, did you have a standard Aliante before?

There are a few good deals around for the Antares R1 (versus evo and open) just now, and with some loyalty points on Merlin I'm struggling to resist! Some reviews I've read suggest the versus evo is the more comfortable of the two on a long ride, as although the padding is thinner than the open, the saddle has more flex. I'm leaning towards the versus for that reason, as I've never felt my standard Antares to have been lacking in padding.

bendertherobot

Yes. And I always liked it. Thought the cut out can't hurt. But not used in ager yet.

bianchi_dave

bendertherobot wrote:

Yes. And I always liked it. Thought the cut out can't hurt. But not used in ager yet.

That's my thinking too.