Fizik Antares R1 Open Saddle

Super saddle

Super good saddle. I have previously had to spend hundreds of kilometres to replace a saddle, but not with this one.

Nice, sleek, but unfortunately not comfortable for me

Nicely used the decision aid from mantle to hopefully arrive at a better and more comfortable saddle. This is 1 of the saddles in the test, but unfortunately is no improvement over the saddle I'm using now. A pity, because in terms of design I thought it was progress. Comfort wins out over looks unfortunately.

Excellent saddle, great price

Excellent saddle, matched by the top quality service

At last a saddle I am comfortable on both on road Amd on turbo trainer, great rail adjustment fore and aft. The 30 day no-quibble try and ride service from Mantel is super, it took me a few saddles before finding the right product, all helped with the help of the Mantel online fitting system. Mantel will be my go to place for all orders in the future.

My bum thanks me

Rode this saddle on several 3+ hour rides and it hasn't concerned me once. It feels great with the channel. It does have a slightly hard feeling on your bum but with a decent chamois you won't notice it at all. I highly recommend this saddle to anyone looking for something, robust, lightweight and with a channel. I also chose this saddle because of the quality construction. The saddle is solid. The rails are strong too. I was worried about carbon rails as I had never used them but they are sturdy. Don't sit down on it though whilst going over potholes!