Product Info
First impressions are forever.
Selle An-Atomica products are the result of a concentrated research & development effort over more than four years to first answer one very important question, then to use those findings to develop products that perform: What are the fundamental issues within the pelvic region anatomy of women and men that make saddle comfort so universally challenging?
DEALERS - We worked exceptional long and hard to develop Selle An-Atomica. This is NOT an ordinary saddle or package. It is unique in comfort and performance. It is the only saddle in the world that comes with an illustrated Adjustment Procedure pamphlet. It is NOT leather because we wanted to make a leather saddle. We do not want dealers selling our brand who believe that discount sales is the best method. This is NOT just another new saddle, but a saddle developed through years of painstaking hard work. It may be the most comfortable, best performing saddle in the marketplace. We stand behind the product and our statements with complete confidence. Please represent our products with confidence. You work hard to earn your living. Take full advantage of the margin we offer and treat yourself or a hard working employee to a treat with the extra income.
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Sept 2009 email:
Dear Selle Anatomica,
I am interested in your design. I am from the UK. I currently ride a Brooks
B17 Narrow Imperial. It suffers from insufficient stability around the
cut-out, and the shape is not optimal. Like your company, I take great care
in proper saddle angle and height adjustment, so this is not the reason for
searching for a better saddle.
Best wishes,
Ben S-H
United Kingdom
Craig
Calfee, Calfee Design says, "Selle An-Atomica are the most comfortable saddles I've tried -
and I've tried a lot in the past 20 years of being unable to get comfortable
on a saddle. I ride pain free on Selle An-Atomica!"
Pictured right: Tom Milton & Craig Calfee, slaves to fashion, Interbike 2008
A Phoenix area road racer summed his first weekend racing on his Titanico LD Watershed saddle thus; “I thought I was riding on a pillow.” A female RAAM winner says; “I didn't even have one mile that was uncomfortable riding from San Diego to Atlantic City. I didn’t remember I was on a new saddle until the Crew Chief asked me if I needed a saddle tension adjustment somewhere in Pennsylvania! The RAAM adventure / miles were more comfortable than I have ever experienced during any 100 mile ride around town on any other saddle brand.”
Kris and I just returned from another cross country trip on Selle An-Atomica. We went 3,100+ miles and had no problems with our backsides. It was the most comfortable saddle we have ever used during decades of ultra cycling. R & KL, Sacramento, CA
The pain and discomfort of the saddle that came with my brand
new Giant 0CR 3 [Fi'zi:k Vitesse] nearly caused me quit
riding. Your saddle is excellent and from the very first ride it was totally
great. It has also been a great point of interest to other more experienced
riders I have come into contact with.
Thank you so much. Kind Regards.
PR, Tasmania, Australia
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NEW 1 minute of August 2006 Saddle Road Test film standard production Wisconsin Made Titanico LD Watershed, and Robusto LD, Settebello LD prototypes. 10 MB file size.
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More saddle road test film clips here.
The saddle GOLD Standard
Proven at every distance in professional and amateur events worldwide.
Comfort at any distance, at any speed.
The No. 1 consumer complaint in a 2005 nationwide (USA) survey is uncomfortable hard saddles.
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57% surveyed want better saddles.
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79% say they will ride more often if their #1 complaint is resolved.
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Selle An-Atomica has a return rate of LESS THAN 0.01% in it's first three years.
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Selle An-Atomica completed it's first year in limited release October 2005. An estimated 800,000 - 1,200,000 miles were ridden by consumers with nearly 100% reporting comfort and satisfaction, which included compliments about our illustrated Adjustment Procedure pamphlet. FREE with each saddle.
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Don’t sell your brand short. 2004 statistics*:
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85.7 million American’s over 16 riding bikes.
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79.1 million Paved Road
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51.1 million Mountain Biking
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40 million Wide Dirt Road
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39.5 million Single Track
*Source: BRAIN & Outdoor Industry Assoc. Outdoor Rec. Study 7th Ed.
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Dealers Memos (good product info in 2 page illustrated handouts):
Dec. 7, 2006 Product History - Model Basics - Rider Experience
Jan. 2007 - '06 Year Ending Stats - Online Forum Testimonial Thread
Feb. 2007 - Rider Comfort/Saddle Adjustments, 2006 Stats, Misc.
Feb. 23, 2007 - Sebring, FL 12/24 Race Win, Paris Brest Paris sales
June 4, 2007 - LBS Sales Regs, Store Counter Sample Sets, Testimonial
White Papers (detailed technical conversation):
Bike Saddle Research & Development, The first six pages of this document will answer many questions riders may have regarding the lovely biodynamic function of Selle An-Atomica designs and reasons why traditional saddle construction methods present some many riders with frustrating challenges finding a comfortable saddle model.
Selle An-Atomica & Human Anatomy
These technical papers are pdf format. Adobe Reader
downloads are available here;
Selle An-Atomica Original Equipment on:
Cannondale Touring Bikes
Calfee Design
Berg Bikes
Bruno Bicycle
Bike Friday
Many handmade bicycle brands.
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All saddles ship with our Saddle & Handlebar Adjustment Procedures, Quality Assurance Inspection Card, and Product Registration card pictured.
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Second Skin Watershed™ leather water repellence tests - A product unlike any other. This special leather mimics pelvic basin tissue unlike any other saddle material.
Selle An-Atomica models are suitable to every rider and every type of bike.
We supply standard cataloged saddles and we quote special models. Some of the options are:
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Limited Edition Ostrich hide saddles, all colors in the rainbow.
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With 200 saddle minimum order and we offer:
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Color match services to your color swatch or Pantone #.
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Special tooling on the leather surface.
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Selle An-Atomica designs move with each pedal stroke to provide Flex-Fly™ Support while our Patent 7,341,308 slot shapes and laminates relieve unwanted pressure for delicate pelvic floor anatomy and support soft tissue and skeletal anatomy in the most accommodating manner. This is the only saddle in the marketplace with essential anatomic relief and flexible skin surface area support with each pedal stroke to provide Comfort You Can Count On™.
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NEW 1 minute of August 2006 Test film short standard production Wisconsin Made Titanico LD Watershed, and Robusto LD, Settebello LD prototypes. 10 MB file size.
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NEW 8 minutes of August 2006 Test film standard production Wisconsin Made Titanico LD Watershed, and Robusto LD, Settebello LD prototypes. 44 MB file size.
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Settebello August 13, 2004 clip, 4.45 MB file size.
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Titanico March 12, 2004, 6.05 MB file size.
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Brooks Saddles:
Selle An-Atomica™ prototypes and the first consumer test products were developed and market tested using remanufactured, relabeled Brooks components. Our patent designs handmade by Monarch-McLaren Ltd., in Wisconsin have nothing in common with nor use any Brooks parts.
If you or your customers are happy Brooks saddle users, you'll be pleasantly surprised at the immediate improvements any of our models offer. Nearly every Brooks user who has purchased their first Selle An-Atomica model has since purchased additional saddles for other bikes, for family, and friends. Many Brooks users are also customers for our Brooks Upgrade services.
Disclaimer:
We make no guarantees or promises. Bicycle riding, specifically the marriage of your pelvic basin region to a saddle presents significant compromises that will never be completely overcome by the best product design. Your comfort and health on a bike will only be as good as your willingness to physically train & treat your body with the help of your physician, with the help of a trained professional fit technician, and by yourself on the bike. It is incumbent on you, the consumer, to research your particular needs with the help of your physician, physical therapist, other health care professionals, bicycle builders, mechanics, and industry specialists in order to understand and meet your special needs.