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Selle Italia SLR Kit Carbonio Review
By Corey Whalen
Nov 3, 2005, 10:34
At
first sight, this is one of the most beautiful saddles that I've ever seen.
Having been directly in the bike industry for more than 6 years, I've seen a
few. Although it is not the lightest saddle that Selle Italia produces, I
managed to drop more than 100 grams off of the old saddle that
was on my bike for more than 3 years. My sample weighed in at a very respectable
148
grams.
Selle Italia SLR Kit Carbonio saddle. Photo copyright Roadcycling.com.
My
favorite feature of this saddle is the titanium rails. In addition, they are
wrapped with carbon on the leading and trailing sections to add to the damping
features already existing in the titanium. There is also a section of carbon
fiber padding on the back (directly under the tail bone), and that seemed to
come into play as well while riding. Other companies use a cutout section in an
attempt to alleviate the pressures experienced by many.
Another
thing I noticed was the SLR Carbonio was just a bit narrower than my previous
saddle. However, that was not the factor that affected my ride the most. It was
the fact that the SLR was approximately 2mm shorter than the previous saddle.
This lowered the position on the bike. An adjustment was needed in the height of
the seat post.
After
logging several hundred miles on the SLR Carbonio I would say that it is a great
saddle. It is comfortable, very light, and definitely smoothes out the ride. It
exceeds what I expect from a saddle and the durability lends confidence to it.
Selle Italia’s name equates to function and quality. I would add that it also
equates to comfort in the SLR Kit Carbonio.
