How do you pronounce this, and how is it?
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How do you pronounce this, and how is it?
fi'zi:k
--see pix below--
I see a lot of pros at Superweek races this week with these saddles.
They look pretty cool. Reviews from users? Expensive? I'm thinking about experimenting away from the basic saddle that came with my Klein. It's OK...but maybe there is something better????
--see pix below--
I see a lot of pros at Superweek races this week with these saddles.
They look pretty cool. Reviews from users? Expensive? I'm thinking about experimenting away from the basic saddle that came with my Klein. It's OK...but maybe there is something better????
07-16-05, 05:04 PM
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phyisk..physique...the arione is supposed to be the s*it...
www.bikesportmichigan.com/reviews/arione.shtml
www.bikesportmichigan.com/reviews/arione.shtml
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I have read that alot of people like that brand of saddle, but the one style of theirs that i put a fair number of miles on just wasn't all that comfy to me.
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skinny...thanks for the link. A great read. Hmmmm, my LBS carries them. Can you "test ride' a saddle I wonder....
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I don't have the arione, but I do have a rondine and it's great. No soreness, no chafing on the legs, and lots of saddle to move forward or back on. If the arione is at all similar, I'd say give it a serious look (and a ride).
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I have an Arione.... it's nice but really starts to hurt me after about 30 miles in the saddle.. I think it's just my anatomy. Either way, I think it's a good saddle and I love how long it is. I just wish I could do more than 25-30 miles on it without serious pain.
07-16-05, 06:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Hipcycler
skinny...thanks for the link. A great read. Hmmmm, my LBS carries them. Can you "test ride' a saddle I wonder....
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Originally Posted by Hipcycler
fi'zi:k
--see pix below--
I see a lot of pros at Superweek races this week with these saddles.
They look pretty cool. Reviews from users? Expensive? I'm thinking about experimenting away from the basic saddle that came with my Klein. It's OK...but maybe there is something better????
--see pix below--
I see a lot of pros at Superweek races this week with these saddles.
They look pretty cool. Reviews from users? Expensive? I'm thinking about experimenting away from the basic saddle that came with my Klein. It's OK...but maybe there is something better????
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Originally Posted by AeroDog
I have one I'll sell you. It came on my R3000.
07-16-05, 07:19 PM
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Originally Posted by beppe
Or, in Italy, where they're made, it's Feet-ZEEK.
"The fi'zi:k brand was born in 1996 - a high-end bicycle saddle line - designed in the USA and handmade in Italy by the world's largest saddle manufacturer. Fi'zi:k is the phonetic spelling of the word "physique" - referring to the form or state of the human body. "
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i have a silver, ti railed fizik arione. if anyone on this forum ever buys one and hates it PM me and i'll buy it for my other bike(s)
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Originally Posted by jbhowat
Or, according to the company's own website:
"The fi'zi:k brand was born in 1996 - a high-end bicycle saddle line - designed in the USA and handmade in Italy by the world's largest saddle manufacturer. Fi'zi:k is the phonetic spelling of the word "physique" - referring to the form or state of the human body. "
"The fi'zi:k brand was born in 1996 - a high-end bicycle saddle line - designed in the USA and handmade in Italy by the world's largest saddle manufacturer. Fi'zi:k is the phonetic spelling of the word "physique" - referring to the form or state of the human body. "
I have one and after 500 miles of racing, it's up for grabs. Just doesn't work for me
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I have a basic black Arione with about 200km on it now and it is fantastic. Much comfier than the SLR gel flow it replaced.
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Originally Posted by Hipcycler
skinny...thanks for the link. A great read. Hmmmm, my LBS carries them. Can you "test ride' a saddle I wonder....
here's a great article on the arione, which explains how it works
Saddle Breakthrough: Fizik Arione
good luck
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Originally Posted by watchman
I have read that alot of people like that brand of saddle, but the one style of theirs that i put a fair number of miles on just wasn't all that comfy to me.
WTH is up with people saying saddle is comfortable, but then saying only with their padded shorts. Makes no sense.
Lots of saddles are garbage. So this one doesn't have to be that good to still win.
