Fizik Antares Versus Evo R1 Adaptive 3D Saddle

A high-performance cycling saddle with revolutionary 3D-printed padding that delivers impeccably engineered zonal cushioning.

UN IN-PRINTED PADDING 3D

The evolution of digital 3D printing has enabled us to develop a new saddle without the constraints or limitations imposed by traditional production methods and materials. Adaptive saddle padding is made by Carbon using its revolutionary Digital Light Synthesis technology. DLS is an additive manufacturing process that uses digital ultraviolet light projection, oxygen-permeable optics and programmable liquid resins to produce parts with excellent mechanical properties, resolution and surface finish.

TAILORED ZONAL CUSHIONING SU

Thanks to Carbon technology, biomechanists and engineers have an unprecedented opportunity: to design and create multiple functional zones within the saddle, tuning each one separately for specific mechanical properties. Each of these key functional zones is designed with distinctive cushioning and mechanical response, progressively and seamlessly joined within the same padding.

LAB IN TESTED, ROAD SU PROVEN

Professional and amateur cyclists were tested both in the fizik laboratories and on the road. At every stage of development, each iteration was carefully tested. Particular attention was paid to understanding how pressure patterns change with different bike geometries, riding positions and riding styles.

FROM CONCEPT STRAIGHT TO SCALABLE PRODUCTION

This unique combination of process and material enabled us to develop a product five times faster, creating and field-testing hundreds of iterations. Suitable for mass production, this technology completely reshapes the traditional manufacturing process, speeding it up and bypassing all intermediate stages.

LONG-LASTING PERFORMANCE DI

The saddle is very easy to clean. Even with the dirtiest road mud, all you need to do is wash it with water. Everything that goes in comes out. We subjected it to the toughest tests, simulating accelerated ageing, UV ageing and wear resistance under strict protocols.

Specifications:

• Adaptive: Carbon® Digital Light Synthesis™ 3D printing technology, delivering impeccably engineered zonal cushioning
• Versus Evo: designed with a degree of flexibility and a full-channel design to relieve pressure on the soft tissue area
• R1: a combination of a ride-suitable carbon-reinforced nylon shell and a highly stiff carbon rail
• Intended use: road racing
• Concepts: this is a product of the fizik Concepts programme, an interdisciplinary collaboration of leading industry experts and academics researching and analysing technology, design, physiology and bike fitting in search of ways to improve cycling performance.

SPECIFICATIONS

139 millimetres

• Length: 274 mm
• Width: 139 mm
• Weight: 180 g
• Height at 75 mm width: 58 mm
• Length from nose to 75 mm width: 148 mm
• Rail: 10x7 mm

SPECIFICATIONS

149 millimetres

• Length: 274 mm
• Width: 149 mm
• Weight: 183 g
• Height at 75 mm width: 58 mm
• Length from nose to 75 mm width: 148 mm
• Rail: 10x7 mm