Fizik Antares R3 saddle review

Designed to ride on the smoothest of tarmac and the most demanding of pavé, but will the Fizik Antares R3 saddle deliver comfort?

Fizik Antares R3
Cycling Weekly Verdict

The lightweight Fizik Antares R3 saddle provides a great balance of comfort and freedom of movement. The use of more affordable construction materials mirrors the fit of high-end versions without the sky-high price tag. 

Reasons to buy
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    Padding

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    Fit options

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    Flex wings

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    Weight

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    Fit assistance

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Reasons to avoid
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    Black only

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The Fizik Antares R3 was selected for an Editor's Choice award in 2020. This year's list contains 78 items which scored a 9 or 10/10 with our tech team - this gear is the best of the best, and has received the Cycling Weekly stamp of approval. 

When Fizik unveiled the first 3D printed saddle at Eurobike last year, the collaboration between Fizik and Silicon Valley-based digital manufacturing company, Carbon, understandably made cycling headlines.

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Hannah Bussey

Hannah is Cycling Weekly’s longest-serving tech writer, having started with the magazine back in 2011. She has covered all things technical for both print and digital over multiple seasons representing CW at spring Classics, and Grand Tours and all races in between.

Hannah was a successful road and track racer herself, competing in UCI races all over Europe as well as in China, Pakistan and New Zealand.

For fun, she's ridden LEJOG unaided, a lap of Majorca in a day, won a 24-hour mountain bike race and tackled famous mountain passes in the French Alps, Pyrenees, Dolomites and Himalayas. 

She lives just outside the Peak District National Park near Manchester UK with her partner, daughter and a small but beautifully formed bike collection.