I have had a Selle San Marco ASPide on my road bike. After a hot 60 mile ride on Sunday my ass was just killing me. Prompting me to finally go buy a new seat. After reading several online reviews…one on Tom’s(BikeSport) website, I bought the Fi’zi:k Arione. Rode 25 miles on it last night…WOW. Wish I had done this earlier. Very, very comfortable seat. NO pain issues at all. I highly recommend this seat if anyone is considering a change.
Mark
i put 45 miles on one and returned it. biggest POS saddle ever.
Fizik hit a homerun with the Pave. should have left it there.
Ah, yes. I love mine too (on my second road seat with over 12,000 miles on 2) - but they don’t seem to last long ;( Just got the tri version this year - not quite as good as the road version, but I still like it (only 5 tris on it so far)
Just did IMC on the Arione Tri and not even any tenderness. I’m really happy with the saddle
Best saddle I’ve ever owned. Did a century last weekend and developed a saddle sore, so nothing is perfect, even if it’s a damn good saddle.
i put 45 miles on one and returned it. biggest POS saddle ever.
Fizik hit a homerun with the Pave. should have left it there.
Yep, crap… Alliante for me.
I have always been a Selle Italia Flite guy on my road bike. However, when I put together my tri bike this spring I went with the Arione Tri and absolutely love it. So much so that I am considering the standard Arione for my road bike.
That said, eveyone’s rear end is unique, which means not everyone gets the same level of satisfaction with the same saddle. Unfortunately it is just trial and error.
I had the aspide tri and my but was always sore with lots of frontal numbness. Switched to the Airione Tri and I came off the bike at CDA all smiles! Best Saddle I’ve owned.
Diablo go eat some avocado.
Advocto my arse - who gave you the job.
Diablo go eat some avocado.
Advocto my arse - who gave you the job.
If you have to ask you wouldn’t understand…
You are not a devil advocate, you are just a pain.
I don’t have to ask. If I asked, it does not mean that I have a need to ask.
Get yourself a real job. DOn’t you anything better to do, but to sit and challange shallow ideas.
If only people listen to Gordo more, put the volumes and stop discuss the attributes of bottle cages.
Take as an example this thread - saddles are so individual anyay - what is the point to go on about it?
Try three or four saddlesuntil you find the one your back side likes. End of story. Period.
So who gave you the job Mr Avocado?
You are not a devil advocate, you are just a pain.
I don’t have to ask. If I asked, it does not mean that I have a need to ask.
Get yourself a real job. DOn’t you anything better to do, but to sit and challange shallow ideas.
If only people listen to Gordo more, put the volumes and stop discuss the attributes of bottle cages.
Take as an example this thread - saddles are so individual anyay - what is the point to go on about it?
Try three or four saddlesuntil you find the one your back side likes. End of story. Period.
So who gave you the job Mr Avocado?
The pit. He says he knows you well.
I thought I died and went to heaven when I got on my Aliante Gamma (no carbon for me - 190lbs). Better yet, it was left over OEM at my LBS, so I got a super-duper price on it.
the arione is a good seat… but, the silver material on the side of the tri seat tears apart. This really shouldn’t happen on a $100+ seat.
I know a guy who’s carbon rails separated from the Ti part of the seat rails. He called Fizik and said for $190, that shouldn’t happen. Fizik replaced it no charge. You should call/email or contact the LBS to do it for you.
How about just putting a QR or other cover over your existing saddle how does that effect ride comfort?
BTW:
My favorite part of the post is that you spent the time to put in the apostrophe and colon, yet still managed to spell the name wrong.
Just checked the Fi’zi:k website and the spelling looks correct to me. I use a QR cover on my Flite and may use one on this if need be…so far don’t need to.
Mark
You spelled it Fis in your subject header and Fiz in your posts. Not that I care.
hey, a question for you: when you say ‘they don’t seem to last long’, what part? the cover, the padding, the shell? what part give out and how?
i am thinking of trying one, but am interested to hear how they wear.
thanks.
i put 45 miles on one and returned it. biggest POS saddle ever.
I second your vote.