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today, we're going to be reviewing the
Velo Women's Angel TT
bicycle saddle.
Here we have one of Velo's latest
additions to their Angel series of
bicycle saddles.
With the Angel series Velo combines
all their highest technology and
material sciences into really high
performance and comfortable saddles.
What we have here today is the latest
version which is the Women's variation
of the Angel TT
which itself was introduced earlier this
year. Packaging wise it is super simple, you get
this nice cardboard box with the Velo logo on
here
with this reflective print. The website is on the
side and not much else
so pretty simple now. While I take it out
of the packaging let's go over the
specs.
The retail price on the saddle is $189
dollars for the titanium alloy
variation that's what we have here today.
There's also a carbon variation which is
lighter but more expensive at $290
dollars.
With the Angel series this Women's
version has
all the same features as the Men's Angel
TT.
You get the ArcTech rails and that's
a
unique way to attach the rail to the
base of the saddle.
it's designed for additional shock
absorption
as you can see here it comes in at a
pretty sharp angle.
You also get their Y-cutout here and you
can see it looks like a y
this also helps with shock absorption
and pressure relief.
Now with the women's variation that we
have here the primary difference is
the actual foaming. The foam here is
designed to
have better shock absorption and comfort
than the standard variation
and you can see as I touch it it's quite
soft near the front
the edges yet it has good dampening so
this is a good saddle for both road
cycling
and mountain biking
as well. The packaging is really nice as
well you can see
you have a nice foam cutout here that
holds it in place pretty well
a really nice way to present it. You
can tell that this is a stubby nose
saddle.
It's the
market trend you see a lot of saddles
these days
the dimensions on this is 241 by 143
so standard width but a lot shorter than
the
traditional saddles. Now let's take a
look at the weight of the saddle. As I
mentioned this is the titanium alloy
version so a little bit heavier than the
carbon
but it comes in at 196 grams so pretty
light
especially for this price point.
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Now let's go over the fit and finish of
the saddle.
Visually I think the design of the Angel
TT saddle is really nice.
You can see it has a T profile to it
and it's fairly flat but not as flat as say
a Selle Italia though.
There's a slight dip near the
middle
you can see it also rolls off on the
sides. This is a pretty standard width at
143 millimeters so if you're a wider
person or
have wider seat bones I'd recommend
going for something a little bit wider
than this.
Graphically I really like the white
finish on this
you can see half of the saddle has a
graphical logo on here with these little
lines
and that extends all the way across and
then
to break up the left hand. On the right
hand side you have the Velo logo
and then solid white on the other half
with the Angel
logo written on here as well it's a
nice looking saddle
and what's also unique about this is
that the base extends out
past the saddle. You can see here it's
a nylon base and it has a matte black
finish with the velo logo on here
kind of ghosted on so it gives it a
unique appearance.
With the Y-cutout as well it's a
nice variation of the traditional
center cut out that gives a little bit
more unique touch.
It also helps with some of the shock
absorption as this whole section is not
attached to each side so you have more
room to kind of flex.
The material is a polyurethane cover and
it feels slightly grippy
to the touch, it's also fairly soft too
with a proprietary Women's
variation foam here. It has good shock
absorption so you can see as I push
down it has some softness to it but also
rebounds pretty quickly
and almost like memory foam you can see
it takes a little bit
of time for it to
actually rebound.
It has variable density too so you can
see the front of the nose is quite soft
the edges are quite soft and a little
bit firmer near the middles.
They also have their ArcTech rail
design which a little bit unique.
So you can see here it comes in at a
pretty steep angle
and that helps with the shock absorption
again as this can go up and down.
Another thing to note is that the rails
here provide almost two inches of
adjustability between the stop points
and we found that it's a little bit
wider than some of our other saddles so
you have more adjustment with this
which is a nice thing to have especially
if you want to dial in your fit.
The other thing to note is that you do
have a seam between the upper and the
base so you can see here
along these edges this is where it
attaches and that could be a little more
difficult to clean so especially if you
go in dirt or gravel
the dirt can kind of get stuck at the
edges of this so something to watch out
for.
Otherwise i think it's a really good
looking saddle
and with the stubby nose design it's
very compact.
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So now let's do a little comparison with
some other saddles on the market.
First we'll start with a older model
Selle Italia Flite, this is a really
popular saddle that became
an instant hit back in the 1990s when it
was introduced.
Now the reason I have this for
comparison is you can see
that with a Selle Italia it's flatter so
you can see how this actually
curves up a little bit more. With the
short nose
stubby saddle trend that's going on the
market you can see how impressive this
is. They've really chopped off the front
of the saddle so really compact compared
to a traditional saddle
this allows you to have a little more
aggressive position and less discomfort
especially when you switch between
drops or more upright position.
Now if we compare it to the new Selle
Italia Boost
you can see that they both have the
stubby nose style
so almost the same length. The
Angel tt is actually a little bit
shorter otherwise pretty similar the
widths are almost identical.
The nice thing about the Selle Italia is
that they actually print
the length and width on here. With the
Velo Angel tt you don't actually have
any markings on here so
in a couple years you might be unsure
which saddle you have
otherwise i think they both feel premium.
I like the white design on here
and the graphical treatment is
subtle enough but it really stands out
and
you can also see the difference between
the cutout design. With Selle Italia
you have something called Superflow
which is their
variation in the center cutout this one
doesn't have the cutout but it has the
relief
channel here. You can see with the
velo tt they've actually extended that
up and all the way back
so definitely a unique variation.
The other saddle we have here to compare
to is Velo's Senso
Ray. This is a lower cost
but premium saddle at $85.
What's interesting here is a lot
heavier so this is 242 grams
almost the same as the Selle Italia so
it's a heavier saddle.
This is almost 200 grams and
material wise same polyurethane
but the foam on here is much softer so
you can see when I put these side by
side this has a little more comfort to
it.
With the Y-cutout it extends much
further
and the ArcTech rails here you can
see the difference with the mounting
design.
While this one just kind of folds in
this has more of a little twist to it
and a steeper angle.
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Now let's go over the pros and cons for
the Angel TT saddle.
What we like about the saddle is the
unique design. The graphical treatment on
this
is really subtle yet sets the saddle
apart from other saddles on the market.
Also the women's specific padding offers
really good shock absorption
and comfort without the bulk of
traditional padding.
Finally the stubby nose and center
cutout offer a lot of pressure relief
and the ability to ride this on or
off-road and in more aggressive
positions comfortably.
Some of the cons for the saddle is the
fact that it doesn't come in any size
variations
so you want to make sure this size works
well with your anatomy.
Also this may not be in your local bike
shop shelf but I do recommend talking to
them about ordering this because
it is available through a variety of
distributors. Finally the dimensions
are not printed on the saddle
it's a nice feature to have especially
if you forget which dimensions you have
or if you ever need to sell this further
down line. Taking everything into account
we would give the
Women's Angel TT saddle an 8.8 out of
10. It's a really nice sleek and premium
saddle.
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