Fizik Rondine Vitesse on Pave

[energizer622]

Hi ladies,

Does anyone have experience with Fizik's Rondine, Vitesse, or Pave saddles? I bought a new Seven which I love, but I'm really struggling to find a seat. I had a Fizik Alliante Gamma on my last bike, but it hurts the soft tissue when I use it on my new one. I bought a Selle Anatomica, and have had lots of sit bone issues with it. I'm looking for something tolerable for centuries and longer rides period. Has anyone used the Women's specific Vitesse? I have a Rondine in my posession right now, but it's a bit hard to tell since I'm real sore from a century I did yesterday. It feels like the sit bones are OK, but I have a little pressure up front, not as bad as my Aliante, but it's there.

Thanks,
Marcia

[Grog]

I have a Pave and have ridden about 7500 km on it so far. I had serious pain once after a 150 km ride where I spent a long time in the drops, but that's due to positionning issues, not to the saddle. (Actually I think saddle issues are often fit issues...)

I have never had any other saddle on my road bike so I don't know if I'd rather have something else. At the beginning of this year I was thinking about changing but I have grown used to my saddle again so I don't really want to bother the adaptation period...

That's not even worth 0.02$. Good luck!

[Nanci]

I have the Vitesse and LOVE it. I've had it on three different bikes. The nose is very narrow, so your thighs don't rub on it. It's got dense foam, so you don't sink in. I can sit in several different places on the seat to change my position slightly, which I like being able to do.

[arnaew]

I have the Vitesse and it's just great for me. Thighs don't rub because of the narrow nose, there's a soft gel insert beneath the soft bits (narrow but useful) and I didn't have sit bone issues with it from day one, which surprised me somewhat. Could just be my shape, but I recommend it without hesitation. Have done about half a dozen 100k+ rides on it, and ride about 150k a week without issue. The rest of me is a mess, but my sitbones and girly bits are just fine!
A

[Squirrel 2]

The Vitesse is the women's version of the men's Aliante. The Aliante is narrower overall than the Vitesse, but the designs are similar. If you had trouble in the soft tissue area with the Aliante, the Vitesse might get you in the same place.

I tried both, & had soft-tissue issues with both. They are slightly curved & the nose kicks up a little in front. The Vitesse was too wide for me in the back & rubbed the backs of my inner thighs. The Aliante was narrower, but I couldn't find a place to sit on it. It is rounded in the back so I kept rolling off it from one side to the other.

I ended up needing something flat & narrow, so I ride the Arione. The nose does not come up, and the back is truly flat.

[Grog]

oh ! I just discovered that one of my pair of shorts has a hole at the junction of the seams on the inner-thigh, left side, probably from rubbing on the saddle (Fisk Pave).

But that's probably not really the saddle's fault, although I will make sure to inspect it when I go out for my ride...