This week's GCN unboxing is both a super exciting new product launch
But also a product that is steeped in cycling history
this
Is the next step in the 30 year evolution of the cell Italia flight and it is called the flight boost
Now quick reminder not only will I be giving you all the duty details of this brand new product?
But you also have a chance to win one. That's right
The very kind folks over at cell Italia are offering five to some very lucky GCN viewers
I will let you know how to enter later on in this video first up though. Let's get unboxing
Here it is, the all-new cell Italia flight boost a thing of beauty
Those of you old enough to remember the mark 1 original model
We'll be able to see a couple of similarities and there are some elements that are similar
but they're also of course plenty of elements that are completely different now if you're not old enough or if your memory is fading
Handily, I have got the original model just here
Still beautiful, isn't it? I lusted after this for a good couple of years before I was able to afford one
Which I then put on my mountain bike now for those unfamiliar with cell Italia as a company
It is one of the oldest companies in the world of cycling. They've been making saddles since
1897 - over a hundred and twenty years
The first cell Italia flight this one came out in
1990 and it was the hottest and most high-tech saddle out there. Look at this sleek silhouette
It was like nothing that had ever come before it. It had two taenia rails and it weighed in at just
230 grams many of the world's top pro rides were using one once it was released
Which is probably why I wanted one so badly and in fact to this day
Many of the world's top pros are using a favouring Estelle Italia flight including a certain Matthew Vanderbilt. I
Think it's a testament to the design of this original flight titanium that you can still get them to this day
But not wanting to sit still
cell Italia over the last 30 years have sought to tweak and improve the design which is ultimately
Led to this one. It is a seriously nice piece of kit. This one is the top of the range
it is the flight boost kit carbo neo SuperFlow which weighs in at just
170 grams it is about the weight of a big banana as
You can see it features carbon rails
Although these have a ceramic coating here where the seat post clamps onto them
There's also a microfiber covering of the saddle which is both very durable, but also quite grippy
so it prevents you from slipping around on the settle too much and as you can see
A rather large cutout down the middle. This is to relieve pressure on your soft tissue or your perineum
Give it its technical name either side of that cutout. There is gel padding where your sit bones rest
Now as I mentioned, this is the top-of-the-range saddle
But cell Italia have also got one which has titanium rails and another model which has magnesium rails
which come in at 205 and
242 grams
According to cell Italia these new models are unisex
Now as most of you out there will know and as I can tell you from personal experience
saddle choice is
hugely personal
And that's why when you head over to the cell Italia website you'll be faced with a myriad of different options
for example, this flight boost comes in the option of 135 millimeter width or
145 millimeter L being the wider one s being the narrow one your choice will very much depend on the width of your sq
tuberosities
Basically your sit bones now along with that choice
You will also see that you can get a flight boost without this cut out down the middle or this one
Which is the most aggressive?
Which is the SuperFlow the choice you make on that front will depend on how far your pelvis rotates as you sit
This one for example is perfect. If you've got a very low and very aggressive position
I expect your what a bit more information how you make sure you get the right settle for you
Well handily sell Italia have come out of a system that matches your own measurements with the perfect saddle model and they've cooled it
ID match
Now you'll find this ID match at accredited bike shops where you're also lighting to the other find a load of demo models
Which means you can try before you buy which is always recommended and very cool
Right, I know what you're waiting for
You want to know how you can put yourself in with a chance of getting your grubby little mitts on this brand-new cell Italia flight
Boost, well, it really couldn't be much simpler
all you need to do is follow the link in the description below which will take you to our giveaway page and
there you just need to follow the instructions as
mentioned there are
Five brand new models to give away and we're going to announce those five winners on the gcn tech show and those winners be able
To choose the size and shape of the satellite. They want all that leaves me to say it's good luck
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