Specialized Phenom Expert with MIMIC
£115
MIMIC technology – which uses a multi-layered material, including areas of memory foam, to minimise soft-tissue swelling – is being rolled out to more of Specialized’s perches, so we decided to test how well it works for both women (here) and men (overleaf). On the Phenom, you get a recessed channel rather than a full cut-out, and a longer nose than on the popular Power saddle. At Expert level, hollow titanium rails give a nifty weight of 252g for the 155mm-width option, with sizing determined by a handy online tutorial to help you measure up at home using cardboard. Aesthetically, it’s one of our favourites on test. The MIMIC tech yielded supreme comfort in soft-tissue areas, but after really long fireroad climbs we did find a little numbness further back around the sit bones. www.specialized.com