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I’ve been attending brevets when I have the time. I’ve completed 200km and 300km brevets so far, but is one thing I’m concerned for the upcoming brevets with longer distance to ride.<\/p>\n

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The one thing I’m concerned is my butt. I’ve used the Fizik Antares Saddle for a long time. I haven’t had any complaints for them, but I noticed a strange feeling in my behind, 50km before the finish line of the 300km brevet. It was a very close feeling to hurting and I have been worried about my butt ever since.<\/p>\n

I have always chose saddles by the looks, but I decided to pick a saddle that is comfy and good for my butt.<\/p>\n

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I was not a big fan of saddles that have puffy padding, so I never used them on my personal bike, but I decided to give it a try for the sake of saving my butt. The WTB Volt Fusion Form is the saddle I purchased. I think it looks cool and feels cushy.<\/p>\n

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The new saddle is bulkier than my previous saddle, but it’s bearable to my standards.I’ve rode a 100km ride with the saddle, and it is feeling great.<\/p>\n

I did think the Antares was easier for pedaling, due to its stiffness. I see why many racers use the saddle. The Antares is more for bikes that have the handlebar set lower than the saddle.<\/p>\n

The Volt feels like it’s a great saddle for people who ride a long distance like myself. For bikes that don’t have a dramatic difference in the saddle and bar height.<\/p>\n

These are not leather, but I will consider these as a Randonneur saddle.<\/p>\n

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Although it weighs about 50 grams more, the use of stainless steel rails means it\u2019s still on the lighter side compared to other WTB saddles.<\/p>\n

When you prioritize comfort on a bike, you realize the inevitable truth: adding a saddle like this, mounting a bag, or switching to wider tires will inevitably increase the bike\u2019s weight.<\/p>\n

I think this saddle is perfect for anyone looking to balance comfort and style\u2014whether on a road bike, MTB, or everyday commuter, so I highly recommend giving it a try.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":177087,"template":"","better_featured_image":{"id":177087,"alt_text":"","caption":"","description":"","media_type":"image","media_details":{"width":1388,"height":1844,"file":"2026\/05\/1000004334.jpg","filesize":388088,"sizes":{"medium":{"file":"1000004334-963x1280.jpg","width":963,"height":1280,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","filesize":91507,"source_url":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1000004334-963x1280.jpg"},"large":{"file":"1000004334-1295x1720.jpg","width":1295,"height":1720,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","filesize":140800,"source_url":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1000004334-1295x1720.jpg"},"thumbnail":{"file":"1000004334-578x768.jpg","width":578,"height":768,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","filesize":43106,"source_url":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1000004334-578x768.jpg"}},"image_meta":{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0","keywords":[]}},"post":177085,"source_url":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1000004334.jpg"},"acf":{"not_to_displayed_on_top":true,"ctm-post-priority":"0"},"post-meta-fields":{"_edit_lock":["1779606520:48"],"_edit_last":["48"],"not_to_displayed_on_top":["1"],"_not_to_displayed_on_top":["field_6944f0f6461a3"],"ctm-post-priority":["0"],"_ctm-post-priority":["field_6522836fa8f5e"],"pp_checklist_custom_item_jlhhonippgapjyw":["yes"],"_my_meta_value_key":["[{\"pid\":47177,\"name\":\"*WTB* volt saddle medium (stainless\/fusion form)\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/global.bluelug.com\/wtb-volt-saddle-medium-stainless-fusion-form.html\",\"src\":\"https:\/\/global.bluelug.com\/media\/catalog\/product\/cache\/3523710a6209bf43bdc4af034e5e9b62\/i\/m\/img20250729160339990757.jpg\"}]"],"_thumbnail_id":["177087"]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review-global\/177130"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review-global"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/review-global"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/177087"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=177130"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}