With an anatomic cut-out shape and advanced technology, materials and craft, The Fizik Arione R3 Open is a performance road saddle for riders who want a flat saddle profile and a cut-out to avoid pressure and numbness.
Featuring a composite carbon-reinforced nylon shell and a light, strong, corrosion-resistant K:ium rail, the Arione R3 Open shaves weight without affecting durability. A Comfort Core foam layer beneath the neat, durable Microtex cover provides comfort, which is enhanced by the full anatomic cut-out that avoids pressure on the rider's sensitive soft tissue and ensures that all weight is correctly supported across the whole surface of the saddle.
Made for Snake riders with high body flexibility and no pelvic rotation while pedaling, the Arione is longer than any other Fizik road saddle. It's flat from nose to tail and with a narrow nose, ensuring that you can move around to find your power spot.
Features:
- Integrated Clip System compatible.
- Spine Concept: Snake.
- Shell: Carbon-reinforced nylon.
- Rail: 7mm k:ium.
- Cover: Microtex.
- Regular Dimensions: 300x132mm.
- Large Dimensions: 298x142mm.
- Regular Weight: 230g.
- Large Weight: 240g.
B-Stock - This product has one or more B-Stock units available. These units can be purchased at a discount (see option select). B-Stock units were returned from other customers and may have missing or damaged packaging materials. Saddle rails may have minor scratches. These units are otherwise as new. The full manufacturer warranty applies. Click Here for more information.
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Reviewed 6/8/2021
by Anonymous
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New England
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2 of 2 customers found this review helpful.
Much flatter side to side compared to the Classic version
Not for me. I really like the Arione Classic saddle, but I wanted to try a cut away design. This saddle is flat side to side vs the Classic version that is more rounded. Even after some adjustments I could not get the saddle to feel right. Also, this design has a cliff like fall off from the wider section. As you slide forward you slide down suddenly, whereas the classic offers a gradual slope down at the front of the wings. Had to send back. Will try another saddle.
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Reviewed 10/16/2020
by GWKlein
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Southern New Jersey
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Excellent purchase that I immediately realized I had put off for too long, what a comfortable ride.
There is nothing I don't like about the Fizik Arione R3 Open Saddle. I had contemplated buying a new saddle for well over a year but continued to delay the decision. After my first thirty-mile ride I was calculating the lost joy I suffered for waiting so long. The saddle feels so natural and there is no pernial discomfort. This is my first open saddle after forty years of riding and I had no idea I could enjoy such comfort. My son hand been cajoling me for several years to upgrade my saddle and now I wish I had listened to at the outset. It's a sleek, beautifully crafted saddle that enhances the appearance of my bike. Kudos to the people at Fizik for their excellent design and execution.
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Fizik R3
So far so good. Basically just needed a seat to replace my original 'creeky' seat and didn't quite realize all the options.
I did the at home test to measure my sit bones. Fizik also offers a pretty neat way to narrow down what you need with their online calculator. Seems better than my factory seat and I did notice I am not going dumb like I previously did. Pretty stoked considering i did the research myself and didn't go through a seat fitting at a dealer. Also Bike Tires Direct had an awesome deal on the seat.
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Reviewed 4/22/2019
by TPohl
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Atlanta, GA
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Mostly Satisfied Clydesdale Rider
I actually bought this saddle for a friend who's a heavier cyclist (about 250 lbs) but happens to be very flexible. He stated that that he while he liked the seat overall, he wishes the relief channel was a bit wider. It replaced an Aliante Open saddle that came with his bike.
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Reviewed 7/8/2018
by Anonymous
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SE United States
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4 of 4 customers found this review helpful.
A Welcome Improvement over the Versus X Model
This is my fourth model Fizik Arione saddle. The original and Versus worked great but the Versus X for me had too wide a center channel with too little contact surface area upon which to comfortably sit. The result of prolonged sitting on the Versus X caused irritation (hot spots) in the reduced contact areas. The R3 Open eliminated this issue by having a smaller pressure relief center channel, and I opted for the Large size (142 mm compared to 130 for the standard Arione). These two changes solved the comfort issues and eliminated the hot spots.
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