1st ride today. I like it. Impressions on the R1 Adaptive VA size 140:
-It’s sticky meaning you can’t “slide around” on it like a pleather or leather surface. You kind of have to lift your bum up off the surface a bit and place it where you want it. For me, today this was a really good thing doing high power intervals. I (we) all tend to slide forward which is fine but, this saddle I felt way more locked it. Like I had more leverage with the bars and perhaps I did. IDK just reporting what I felt. Power was good so there’s that.
-If you have a saddle slammed forward do some research on these rails as Fizik seems to have short rails. I had plenty of room to push the Bontrager saddle forward but, to get the same reach with the Fizik it’s slammed.
-It’s flatter at the widest part compared to the Bontrager. At 10cm behind the nose it’s a little wider. The general shape from the nose sort of widens out quicker than the Bontrager.
-It has less profile than the Bontrager OR I think my Bontrager has started to wear (20k miles on it). So, for that reason the Fizik felt like I was sitting higher but, in reality I think I was sinking into the Bontrager (not good). I felt more of a platform if that makes sense.
-The center channel is much softer and gives more than the part of the saddle that supports your sit bones. Results was no discomfort to soft tissue areas.
-Weight was 190g.