Vitesse Vs Aliante

[xeney]

Cool, thank you. It is sometimes a little hard to tell from a website whether the saddle is the gel version -- is that the CP3 version, maybe? I will avoid that one.

Does anyone like the Terry Zero? I think that might be what my husband has on his mountain bike. It is a tiny little toothpick of a saddle.

[Nanci]

Fishdoc likes the Zero X, and MaillotPois likes the Zero Y.

I kept my X for my MTB- I loved the cut-out, and aesthetically, it's gorgeous- but it made my girlie bits go numb after 40-50 miles or so. Not really an issue for MTB. So when you figure in shipping, plus shipping it back, even though it had the 30 day guarantee- it was really easier to just keep it. Kind of like the Blackwell Flow I just kept, though it is currently unemployed. I'd like BF to try it, since he hates his Terry Fly and Fizik Arione...

[xeney]

I'm wrong, my husband's MB saddle is not a zero, it's this thing. Which I think is an old discontinued Terry model. It is the skinniest, hardest saddle I have ever seen.

[Fitmiss]

The models of the Vitesse sold in the US at the moment are not current. I was told the 2006 HP model would arrive in July but don't see it on any US website. Now they tell me there are 2007 models coming out and will be in the US by Oct. 15th. The 2007 model is the HP wingflex is heavier than the 2006 model.250 vs 265 g. I also see a Vitesse Twin Tech (250 g). The one you can customize on Fizik's website is 240 g but doesn't have scuff guards that both the Twin Tech and Wingflex models have. It is hard to get any answers about differences and availability. I'm leaning at getting a Twin Tech but would like to understand the differences between the Wingflex and Twin Tech models.

[Jen]

I want the vitesse also but notice there are diffences. If anyone finds out where you can get one and the differences, let me know! Also, I am going to ride a 60miler. My first . I have only done 30. Think I can make it????? Ouch. May get some PI ultra sensors. Look cushier than the sugars.

[xeney]

Well, I just did my first metric century on the Vitesse with PI UltraSensors, and I'm okay, but my sit bones are a little sore. Overall I'd say it's a great saddle for me -- no chafing like I got with the Butterfly -- but I wish I'd had more time to get used to the hardness of the saddle first.

I have the non-gel version, and I'm pretty sure mine must be an older model (2005 or earlier) because I found it online for $59.99.

[Nanci]

I think it's reasonable to expect that any time you do your longest ride ever, things are going to be sore.

NAnci