This article originally appeared on BikeRadar
Right now we are hands on with the C59, Selle Italia’s lightest ever saddle. Before we mount it to a bike and try it out, let’s take a closer look at this blade-like carbon creation.
In creating the C59, Selle Italia took the basic shape of its SLR Tekno Flow road saddle — complete with its dramatic centre cutout — and reworked it in the form of a one-piece, 100 percent carbon fibre construction.
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The C59 takes its name from the prototype version of this saddle, which came in at exactly 59g. The production saddle doesn’t quite nail that figure; we weighed our sample in at 61g, although that’s 2g lighter than the claimed weight Selle Italia prints on the C59’s packaging.
The dimensions are 128 x 265 mm, if you were wondering
Compared to similar products from other major manufacturers, this is the lightest saddle we’ve heard of. Even when you look into the produce of lightweight specialists such as AX-Lightness and its 65g Phoenix saddle, this is still a lighter component.
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