Kiss sore sit bones goodbye and welcome comfort from the bottom up with the Selle Italia SLR Flow L Saddle. Built for casual riders and racers alike, the SLR Flow L is crafted with titanium rails that shed grams and offer stiff support, and a wider profile for those who's sit bones sit on the slightly wider side. Like it's smaller sibling, it comes in at 275-millimeters in length to give you room to move fore and aft, and features just enough padding to take the sting out of chattery roads for enhanced comfort.
Starting with the 'Flow' designation, you'll notice that this saddle
has a moderately sized cutout in order to relieve pressure on the
perineal artery and adjacent soft tissue. As a result, that pressure is
directed to your sit bones (ischial tuberosity), which are far more
adept at supporting your body weight. Additionally, they're able to do
so without causing numbness during long rides. This principle is further
supported by the wide cut out, as it removes pressure from the pudendal
nerve which can cause pain and numbness when continuous pressure is
applied.
The SLR Flow L finds a balance in the padding department, with more
than you'll find on the Tekno and Carbonio, but without going overboard
to the realm of flexible cushion. We find its just enough to take the
sting out of rougher roads, without going overboard. The dense padding
is wrapped with non-abrasive Fibra-Tek for a clean finish, and it all
sits on top of a carbon-reinfoced nylon shell that reinforces you with
stiff support when you're hammering up steep climbs.
