Looking for reviews of the Fizik Arione R7 Saddle

Wood Devil

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Discussion starter · #1 · Jun 29, 2016 (Edited)

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Can't find much on it online. Nor mention of it on Fizik's site.

Anyone have this saddle, or have heard/read reviews of it?

Oh, and what's the difference between K:IUM and Manganese rails?

 

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#2 · Jun 29, 2016

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I've tried Arione Classic which looks identical to R7. The width worked fine for me but I prefer the relief channel so I switched to Arione VS.

K:IUM rail is supposed to be little bit lighter (for those who care that much).

 

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#3 · Jun 29, 2016

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The R7 has a plastic feel to the saddle where the Kium version has microtex and has a better build.

 

Wood Devil

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Discussion starter · #4 · Jul 2, 2016

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I actually just made a purchase for the R5 with Kium rails. Should arrive on Wednesday. Fingers crossed.

 

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#5 · Jul 5, 2016

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R7 is OEM AFAIK, I have an aliante r7 on the commuter, its exactly the same feel as more expensive fizik saddles, just weighs a bit more

 

Clipped_in

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#6 · Jul 11, 2016

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I ride Arione saddles on all my bike. Not familiar with the R7 specifically.

 

MMsRepBike

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#7 · Jul 11, 2016

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Wood Devil said:

Oh, and what's the difference between K:IUM and Manganese rails?

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The big difference is silicone.

K:ium is a "proprietary" metal alloy that has silicone in it to make the rails lighter and more compliant. It's also supposed to increase the longevity of them.