06 April 2010

Selle San Marco REGALe



It is the REGALe, “e” means evolution of a model that doesn’t need presentations. "Indeed, the new saddle is founded on the known REGAL, born during the seventies and used by the greatest riders as Cipollini, Boonen, McEwen, LeMonde and Chiappucci. Classical inspiration, ultra-modern performances." Text and images from here.

I started cycling on the OG Regal and loved it. It was comfortable out the box, and the long rails made it easy to dial my position exactly how I wanted it. The only thing I didn't like was the weight. It weighed in at a hefty 370g. Being a weight weenie I switched to a Specialized Toupe, which also got an update. The Toupe weighed in at almost half the Regal did. But with the REGALe, weight is no longer a concern coming in at 179g for the carbon model. I might have to beast and cop a REGALe. I mean if the OG Regal was good enough for the Tornado. The REGALe has to make me go FASTeR.