Lets be honest, bicycle saddles can be a bit tedious when it comes to talking about them and its never the most exciting thing in the world and sitting on them, well, especially one you dont get on with can be hideous!
NOT ANY MORE!!
Fizik, a name synonymous with your backside, have teamed up with Gebiomized, the market leaders in saddle pressure mapping to help take the sores away and make numb bums a thing of the past! We, here at Scuderia, in sleepy old Bideford, are very proud to be one of very few UK stores to offer up this service and one of currently only 125 world wide stores!
The Process
Firstly we need to collect the data from your existing saddle so the Fizik algorithms can determine a saddle shape that suits. Once this is complete, we will be shown a map of your existing saddle, similar to this below. This way we can compare how bad/good the old one is the a potential new saddle.
Once a suitable Fizik saddle is found, we repeat the process to compare the results and see the difference in pressure from one saddle to the next! While this is ongoing the pressure sensors are essentially working out where the pressure is and how best to alleviate this. Thus, come the end of the process a fully custom saddle can be made in Italy and sent out to either yourself or us. In some cases it would be worth trying a different saddle also, this way we can see a more even spread and potentially a channel for promotion of blood flow etc.
Once a custom saddle arrives, if you choose this route, we have you back, fit, and retest to confirm and compare the saddle is correct and doing the things we need it to do. The system will calculate the difference in pressure and offer this as a percentage so it can be quantified.
Even if you still choose a stock saddle, you still get the 30 day comfort guarantee. This essentially allows you to try the saddle for 30 days and if you do not get on with it or feel it hasn’t improved anything you can get your money back on the saddle or swap it out for something else.
All in all, about 12 mins of riding, over two 6 minute blocks can make a huge difference to whether or not you are sitting comfortably or not. It is recommended that a fit has been completed to make sure you are sitting correctly as its not always the saddle that is the issue. This would always be looked at while you are gaining the pressure readings.
For more info, pop by or give us a call and we can discuss if it is something that could help you or not.
