At Escapa, we know how important a good saddle is for improving your performance and comfort during your rides, which is why we’re introducing the new Fizik Antares Adaptive Vento R1 Carbon. This saddle stands out for its aerodynamic shape, unique design, and 3D-printed cushioning technology, which make it a lightweight saddle.
THE FUTURE OF PERFORMANCE
As part of a new generation of Antares saddles, the Antares R1 Adaptive retains many of the iconic design features that have long made the original so popular among top athletes. First introduced more than twenty years ago, the Antares has appeared in nearly every Grand Tour since then. Reimagined with our innovative adaptive padding, the Antares is ready to make history once again. Designed to deliver performance and comfort—from road racing to cyclocross and cross-country—the Antares R1 Adaptive saves weight thanks to a newly designed 7x9 mm carbon rail.
3D-PRINTED CUSHIONING
Fizik’s 3D-printed Adaptive padding has been extended to the Antares family, creating the perfect combination for those who want exceptional, long-lasting comfort in a low-profile performance saddle designed to provide a more connected feel for optimal pedaling efficiency and power transfer.
CUSTOMIZED ZONAL CUSHIONING
Advances in 3D digital printing have allowed us to develop a new saddle free from the limitations imposed by traditional production methods and materials. The adaptive saddle padding is manufactured by Carbon® using its revolutionary Digital Light Synthesis™ technology. DLS is an additive manufacturing process that uses digital ultraviolet light projection, oxygen-permeable optics, and programmable liquid resins to produce parts with excellent mechanical properties, resolution, and surface finish.
TESTED IN THE LAB, TESTED ON THE ROAD
Using Carbon® technology, biomechanics experts and engineers have an unprecedented opportunity: to design and manufacture multiple functional zones within the saddle, tuning each one separately for specific mechanical properties. Each of these key functional zones is designed to provide distinctive cushioning and mechanical response, seamlessly and progressively integrated within the same padding. The result? A 60% reduction in peak pressure through improved weight distribution for greater comfort across the entire saddle surface.
POWER TRANSFER AND PRESSURE RELIEF
The Antares is a low-profile saddle with a tapered transition from the tip to the wing that helps riders pedal efficiently in any riding position. The 3D-printed padding provides a responsive, race-ready feel to better connect the rider and the bike. Through this technology, we can incorporate a softer central zone instead of a traditional cutout to provide better pressure relief without sacrificing performance. Whether you’re attacking a climb or maintaining your pace on flat terrain, the Antares R1 Adaptive is designed to help you.
SPECIFICATIONS
SIZE 140 mm
- Length: 267 mm
- Width: 140 mm
- Height at 75 mm width: 50 mm
- Length from tip to 75 mm width: 147 mm
- Weight: 180 g
- Rail: 7x9 mm
SIZE 150 mm
- Length: 267 mm
- Width: 150 mm
- Height at 75 mm width: 50 mm
- Length from tip to 75 mm wide: 147 mm
- Weight: 185 g
- Rail: 7x9 mm
Perfect for road and CX bikes.
