Specialized Toupe Expert Saddle Review

The toupe is the top end race saddle from specialized and is available in two different widths 130 and 143mm.

Specialized toupe expert saddle review. Might be a little hard for some as with every saddle review what works for me may not work for you and a saddle that is uncomfortable for me could be comfortable for you. The specialized phenom expert takes our top award for its amazing performance characteristics and a level of versatility that is unmatched. It features a carbon reinforced shell ultra light foam padding and hollow titanium rails for extreme lightness. Specialized s toupe is a minimalist saddle with specialized s body geometry technology for top notch comfort.

The toupe expert is a light saddle designed for road racing. The specialized power expert saddle provides reliable comfort and support even on all day rides. With a quality score of 9 6 specialized toupe sport road saddle features as one of the highest ranking products in the cycling category. This score is reached from a combination of product testing customer reviews expert reviews brand reputation and 3rd party product tests.

The toupé expert gel ti rails 143mm. Specialized s new s works power saddle is unquestionably strange looking what with its radically clipped nose. But what s taken away isn t really necessary and what s left is supremely. Solid construction for power transfer gel inserts for endurance comfort supportive cons.

You get a high performance saddle at a competitive weight and it can be used on virtually any type of bike you have. You can go to a bike shop that carries specialized and sit on this pad thing which will show indentations where your sit bones are. Available in a range of widths to accommodate different sit bones and with a cutout to relieve pressure it s one you really can ride for hours without any issues. Specialized toupe sport road saddle quality score 96.

It has hollow titanium rails and only weighs 188 grams in the 143 width. Basically you get measured up for size by sitting on a gel pad the gap imprinted by. Like other specialized saddles it comes in three different widths. Specialized has used level 2 padding a medium density foam and i found this provided plenty of relief on rides over four hours.

The specialized romin evo expert gel saddle is fairly firm but comfortable over long rides and allows for decent power transfer.