Fizik Antares Saddle is Lighter Than Ever, Updated in Classic Race-Ready Form

We’ve in fact observed a number of updates & evolutions of the long-running Fizik Antares saddle in the previous couple of years because of Fizik’s 3-d-printed padding venture. But like the newest Aliante reshaping, this new circle of relatives of Antares saddles sticks with typical padding, and as an alternative reveals lighter weight and progressed convenience thru a tweaked profile and top rate fabrics…

Fizik Vento Antares on-road & off-road racing saddle, revised

The Fizik Antares is the emblem’s peak racing saddle, throughout just about all non-gravity-focused disciplines. And that is why it’s been the platform for his or her maximum technical inventions in recent times – highlighted by way of their Concepts prototype venture that finally changed into a fully-fleshed-out vary of Adaptive saddles, But in the long run, 3-d-printed saddles are tremendous dear and nonetheless now not the lightest imaginable.

Coming in as much as 30% lighter and nonetheless inexpensive, or only a coloration lighter however just about part the cost of that high Antares Versus Evo 00 Adaptive saddle, the carbon-railed 00 & R1 variations of the made over Antares ship top-tier efficiency with extra typical padding, now with progressed ergonomics for larger rider convenience. Plus, there are R3 & R5 variations that get the efficiency spice up, however for a lot more obtainable pricing at the price of a couple of tens of additional grams.

What’s new? An up to date ergonomic Antares form

like that made over staying power Aliante saddle that had additionally been round for greater than 20 years, the brand new Antares will get the similar theory of updates:

Again, probably the most visual form alternate for the Vento Antares is its ergonomic cutout, now extending wider and additional into the nostril vs. the Antares Open for progressed blood go with the flow and power reduction. To make that paintings, the brand new Vento Antares additionally will get a moderately wider nostril. The mid-section of the saddle now options narrower ridges on each side of the bigger cutout, due to new dual-density foam padding that tapers as much as a flatter nostril, and provides extra company strengthen within the again underneath the sit down bones.

The concept procedure right here appears to be that it offers the versatile, aggressive rider an extended space on the entrance of the saddle to transport back-and-forth in a tucked aero place, whilst keeping up the similar convenience and removal of sizzling spots.

The new 270mm lengthy Vento Antares – Vento is Physical-speak for racing The merchandise – saddle vary comprises 4 tiers 00, R1, R3 & R5. All characteristic this new form with dual-density foam padding, all are available in 140 or 150mm widths (moderately smaller than the 141/153mm combo of the former technology), all get WingFlex within the entrance edges of the rear wings of the shell to transport together with your thighs as you pedal, and the 2 top-tier change to straightforward 7x9mm oval carbon rails for extra common seatpost compatibility.

The new technology of Antares saddles spotlight the consistent innovation we see on a daily basis at fizik. We acknowledge the significance of maximizing convenience and recognize the various wishes of avenue riders it doesn’t matter what their taste of using.
– Fizik product supervisor Alex Locatelli

Fizik Vento Antares – Pricing & Options

The peak style of the brand new Antares is the $300 / 300€ Fizik Vento Antares 00 that includes a singular EVA padding injected immediately onto the overall carbon shell, with its one-piece carbon loop rails for optimum stiffness and absolute lightest weight.

The 00 saddles have claimed weights of simply 118g (140mm) or 124g (150mm), making them 50g/47g lighter respectively than their 3-d-printed Adaptive analogs – and 90 dollars inexpensive.

The 2d-tier $225 / 200€ Fizik Vento Antares R1 may well be the true price winner of costly saddles right here, regardless that. It will get extra typical dual-density padding with an artificial duvet, a carbon-reinforced nylon shell, and two-piece oval carbon rails. And it nonetheless weighs a claimed 161g (140mm) & 166g (150mm). That makes it 7g/5g lighter than the Adaptive 00 saddles, however as much as 190€ inexpensive. Or examine it to the similar stage Adaptive R1 saddle and it’s 19g/17g lighter, and nonetheless as much as 100€ inexpensive.

But if you need the similar efficiency with out breaking the financial institution, the $150 / 150€ Fizik Vento Antares R3 is a horny cast care for the similar carbon-reinforced nylon shell however spherical Ok-ium hole ti rails for approximately thirty-five additional grams, claimed 195g (140mm) & 202g (150mm).

And finally, the $130 / 110€ Fizik Vento Antares R5 nonetheless will get a carbon-reinforced nylon shell, however swaps to cast S-Alloy rails for simply fifteen grams extra, claimed 210g (140mm) & 217g (150mm).

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