From deep within the Dolomites, Alpitude lays up a brand new ultralight full-carbon Navene saddle with a short-fit, additional reinforcement, and new engineered flex for gravel and XC weight weenies. With weights as little as 72g, Alpitude developed the Navene to resist the hardest off-road circumstances whether or not you’re a full-tilt racer or simply trying to loosen up your experience.
Alpitude Navene short-fit ultralight carbon off-road saddle
Alpitude calls the short-fit Navene the newest of their ultralight ‘bare’ carbon saddle line-up. As a follow-up to their ultralight cut up Gardena highway saddle, the brand new Alpitude Navene shares the same quick match, however now, reoptimized for extra demanding off-road using and racing circumstances.
It’s a mission that Alpitude has developed over the previous 3 years with a few professional Italian racers – Lorena Zocca & Mirko Tabacchi – who between the 2 have gained greater than a dozen nationwide championship titles between them in XCO, XCE, XCM, CX, Gravel & eMTB. The thought was all the time about creating one of many lightest potential and stiffest race-ready saddles, but in addition making it flex on the again the place it must for consolation and sturdiness.
They even teased us with the Navene final autumn. However now, it’s formally prepared for shoppers.
What’s new?
The obvious distinction in comparison with the Gardena is the related tail of the brand new off-road saddle, stated extra to forestall snagging your shorts when hanging off the again on steep descents, somewhat than growing power. However these largest sturdiness & robustness enhancements are tougher to identify. Like wider bolstered edges throughout the Navene to make the saddle stronger general, however particularly extra impact-resistant.
Extra precision attachment of rails to shell and more durable bolstered carbon rails to deal with greater G-out forces whereas within the saddle. Ultimately, there’s about 10% extra weight within the Navene vs. the Gardena. However on the ultralight ranges of an unpadded, full carbon saddle, that solely quantities to only a 7g distinction to make this off-road-ready.
Tech particulars
- full carbon building, handmade in Italy
- out there in three finishes: giant 3K Twill, tighter 1K weave, or UD
- 245mm lengthy short-fit design optimized for off-road using
- 130mm normal or wider 142mm choices
- 7×9mm oval carbon rails, max 6Nm rail bolt
- 95kg max rider weight
- designed for XC, gravel, and highway using
- 72g for 3K x 130mm broad or 75g for 3K x 142mm
- add 5g additional for both UD or 1K finishes
(all weights claimed +/-5%)
Alpitude Navene saddle – Pricing, choices & availability
Alpitude’s all-new ultralight carbon Navene gravel and cross-country mountain bike saddle is out there now instantly from Alpitude for 320€. For that value you get to select your best end – 3K, 1K, or UD – and 130mm or 142mm widths.
Alpitude retains some measurement & end combos in inventory, whereas others are made-to-order, with an approximate 2-week leadtime. And international delivery provides 12€.
