I really like it. I THINK it is somewhere between the Azoto and Aspide in terms of size of the gel nose. The rear is narrow enough I could get back on it to climb…reminds me of my old favorites…one of the various Flites. Rode 57 miles on it today without any discomfort, and it was windy, so I was down on the aerobars almost the entire ride…bad for my neck. I rarely ride over 30 on my TT bike due to saddle discomfort. I would have ridden another 50 if it weren’t for my neck getting so sore…I have the front end set pretty low (for me) because I have a couple of sprints coming up. If you have saddle issues on your TT bike, and think the Azoto may be too much, this saddle is worth a try.
Great. I saw those and knew nothing about. I like my Koobi pretty well, but with the cover it’s a tad wide. Give us another update soon.
Can anybody provide a web link for this saddle? Thanks
google is your friend…
http://www.all3sports.com/Product/CategoryID/49/Manufacturer/VisionTech/ProductID/4383
I’m sorry…but that seat looks EXACTLY like the Selle San Marco…with a name change. Who is it made by?? Please look underneath, it may tell you. Unfortunatly, visiontech does not seem to exist down here in Oz, but it looks like the azoto to me.
Full Speed Ahead, FSA, is the distributor. I couldn’t find any name printed underneath. It’s not exactly like the Azoto, stitching is different if nothing else. Like I said, though, I didn’t get to see it side-by-side with an Azoto, but I THINK the Vision Tech is not as wide at the nose, also with more gel than the Aspide…ie, it’s a “tweener”. I also think it is shorter-nosed than the Azoto and the Aspide. For me, that is not a problem, I sit pretty much in one spot most of the time…I don’t seem to get better speed out on the rivet like so many people report. Besides the obvious comfort in the aero position, I especially like the ability to sit on the rear of it to get better power up steep hills.
Whatever this saddle is relative to the Azoto and Aspide, I really like it, I can’t say that about any other triathlon saddle I’ve tried.
I also like the new Arione (it replaced a Flite Gel) for my road bike…maybe with a saddle cover the Arione would be good for a triathlon bike…that was going to be my backup plan if the Vision Tech didn’t work out. I can’t imagine being much happier with these two saddles for their respective uses.
It’s an Azoto. Just different colors. I have the Azoto and its not bad but I don’t like the damn scoop in the back because it keeps on making me slide forward into the nose.
KingK wrote: I have the Azoto and its not bad but I don’t like the damn scoop in the back because it keeps on making me slide forward into the nose.
THAT is another reason I don’t think this is the same as the Azoto…there’s no scoop in the back at all. It goes smoothly from the front to rear with no scoop or depression or anything.
By scoop I mean that rear part of the saddle that has a bit of lift i.e its not flat. Because it rises up I constantly kept sliding forward. I am pretty sure that is the way the Visiontech is.
it isn’t…no rise in the rear…it’s basically flat nose to tail. I also think it is narrower in the nose, just from all the reports I’ve heard…I don’t have the two saddles side by side, but, I can say the vision tech saddle is no wider in the nose than my flite gel. I think this saddle is a “tweener”.