The fizik Vento Antares R3 Adaptive 3D-printed saddle is versatile and designed with a low-profile, tapered nose-to-wing transition, and Adaptive 3D-printed padding to provide comfort in every riding position. Our man in Spain, Alastair Hamilton, recently had the chance to put the Vento Antares through its paces… What does he think? Alastair Hamilton PEZ sez: Fifty years ago I had a Brooks leather saddle on a borrowed Carlton race bike, from there I went on to a Cinelli Unicanitor saddle, which had a little bit of padding. Saddles have changed a lot since then and now we have 3D-printed saddles. What next? I’ve mostly been riding Selle Italia saddles and apart for trying a fizik Aliante about 20 years ago, I’ve stuck to what I know suits me. The thought of using something different was a bit daunting. Measuring the Antares, the dimensions are very similar to the Selle Italia SLR, slightly longer and about the same length as the Flite. So maybe nothing to worry about… Let’s find out. I had to make one adjustment, I had set the distance from the nose of the saddle to the centre of the handle bars, the same as the SLR, but it felt too far back. I moved it forward by about a centimetre, which felt just right. When remeasuring, the distance from the back of the fizik Antares to the centre of the bars was the same as the measurement from the back of the SLR. The Zwift saddle […]
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