A high-performance saddle with a streamlined shape and tapered nose-to-wing transition, now available with Adaptive padding, Fizik's most advanced 3D-printed padding technology.
As a member of the new generation of Antares saddles, the Antares R1 Adaptive maintains many iconic design features that have long made the original so popular amongst leading athletes. First introduced over twenty years ago, Antares has appeared in nearly every Grand Tour since, supporting some of the leading names in cycling such as Wout Van Aert and Jonas Vingegaard. Reimagined in innovative Adaptive padding, Antares is ready to make history again. Antares is designed for riders seeking a performance saddle that does not sacrifice comfort. As Fizik's performance option, Antares has been race-proven by athletes around the world, from those competing on roads to cyclocross and cross-country riders.
Fizik Adaptive 3D-printed padding has expanded to the Antares family, creating the perfect match for those who want exceptional, long-lasting comfort on a low-profile performance saddle designed to allow a more connected feeling for optimal pedaling efficiency and power transfer.
Tailored Zonal Cushioning
The evolution of digital 3D printing has allowed Fizik to develop a new saddle without the constraints or limitations imposed by traditional production methods and materials. The Adaptive saddle padding is crafted by Carbon® using their revolutionary Digital Light Synthesis™ technology. DLS is an additive manufacturing process which uses digital ultraviolet light projection, oxygen permeable optics, and programmable liquid resins to produce parts with excellent mechanical properties, resolution, and surface finish.
Lab Tested, Road Proven
Using Carbon® technology, biomechanics and engineers have an unprecedented possibility: to design and manufacture multiple functional zones within the saddle, tuning each of them separately for specific mechanical properties. Each of these key functional zones is engineered for a distinctive cushioning and mechanical response, joined together progressively and seamlessly in the same padding. The result? A 60% reduction in peak pressure through improved weight distribution for increased comfort across the entire saddle surface.
Power Transfer & Pressure Relief
Antares is a low-profile saddle with a tapered transition from nose to wing that helps riders deliver efficient pedaling in every riding position. The specific 3D-printed padding developed for Antares provides a responsive, race-ready feeling to better connect rider and bike. Thanks to the unique capabilities of this technology, Fizik is able to design a padding that incorporates a softer central functional zone instead of a traditional cut-out to distribute a rider’s weight more evenly for better pressure relief and improved comfort on longer rides, all while keeping the typical performance feeling of Antares. Moving fore and aft has been made easier by a flatter, slightly wider nose that acts as an optimal base from which to produce power. No matter if you are attacking a climb or holding the tempo on flat terrain, this saddle is designed to support you.
Product Details:
- ADAPTIVE: Carbon® Digital Light Synthesis™ 3D-printing technology, offering seamlessly engineered zonal cushioning
- ANTARES: Low-profile performance saddle designed to allow a more connected feeling for optimal pedaling efficiency and power transfer
- R1: Combination of a ride-compliant, carbon-reinforced nylon shell and a highly stiff carbon rail
- VENTO: Performance racing series designed in collaboration with professional cyclists
- Rail Material: Carbon (7x9 mm)
- Shell Material: Carbon-reinforced nylon
Specifications:
- Length: 267 mm
- Height at 75 mm width: 50 mm
- Length from nose to 75 mm width: 147 mm
- Weight (140 mm width): 180 g
- Weight (150 mm width): 185 g