Specialized BG Toupe Expert Saddle

Specialized BG Toupe Expert Saddle

The hollow titanium rails and the carbon-reinforced shell make the Toupe Expert an ultralight saddle, yet its highly evolved shape ensures that it remains a very comfortable perch.

• Clinically-tested patented Body Geometry design.
• Comfortable, durable, water resistant Micromatrix cover.
• Super-light EVA padding delivers comfort with barely any weight penalty.
• The stiff carbon-reinforced Flatflex base is a perfect platform for all-day performance.
• The hollow titanium rails are super light and super strong.
• Approx Weight: 180g.

'Our highest performance road saddle, this sleek minimalist is ultra-light and tuned for racing stiffness, with a flat profile and thin padding perfect for explosive efforts.'
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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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