The Vento Antares R1 Adaptive is a high-performance saddle with a streamlined shape and tapered nose-to-wing transition now available with Adaptive padding Fizik's most advanced 3D-printed padding technology.The Antares R1 Adaptive maintains many iconic design features that have long made the original so popular amongst leading athletes and saves weight thanks to a newly designed 7x9 mm carbon railFizik Adaptive 3D-printed padding has expanded to the Antares family creating the perfect match for those who want exceptional long-lasting comfort on a low-profile performance saddle designed to allow a more connected feeling for optimal pedaling efficiency and power transferThe evolution of digital 3D printing has allowed Fizik to develop a new saddle without the constraints or limitations imposed by traditional production methods and materials. The Adaptive saddle padding is crafted by Carbon using their revolutionary Digital Light Synthesis technologyDLS is an additive manufacturing process which uses digital ultraviolet light projection oxygen permeable optics and programmable liquid resins to produce parts with excellent mechanical properties resolution and surface finishAntares is a low-profile saddle