Specialized BG Riva Mountain Saddle

Specialized BG Riva Mountain Saddle

'This is a plush, supportive, do-anything saddle for off-road riding, designed for high value, performance, and outstanding durability.'
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• Clinically-tested patented Body Geometry design.
• Comfortable, durable, water resistant Micromatrix cover.
• Resilient, supportive polypropylene base.
• Tuned medium density foam cushioning.
• Lightweight but strong chromoly rails.
• Reinforced corners resist abrasion.
• Approx Weight: 325g.

'This is a plush, supportive, do-anything saddle for off-road riding, designed for high value, performance, and outstanding durability.'
Specialized.

Specialized Body Geometry Saddles

Specialized BG (Body Geometry) saddles have been the world's best sellers since their introduction in the late 1990s. And probably deservedly so. When you sit on a conventional bicycle saddle, pressure on the perineum compresses sensitive nerves and arteries. This can reduces blood flow by as much as 75% according to clinical studies conducted at the University of Cologne. Hence the potential of saddle-induced numbness, soreness, and in the worst cases, temporary impotence. Cycle saddles are a serious business, guys.

Working with sports' scientist, Roger Minkow, Specialized addressed this issue by producing their BG (Body Geometry) range of saddles. BG saddles come in a comprehensive range of styles to suit every budget and every style of riding. The one factor that defines Body Geometry is the fact that every BG saddle has a cutaway section in the middle, which Specialized call the V-groove AKA The Minkow Wedge. Having nothing there reduces perineal pressure to such a degree, the University of Cologne studies calculated that sitting on a Body Geometry saddle was as safe and benign as sitting on a padded armchair.

The next step Specialized took to ensure you're sitting comfortably is to produce most BG models in 2 widths, 143 and 155mm. The idea here is that you need a saddle that's wide enough to support your sit bones, but no wider.

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