Why Carbon for Bike Saddles?
Performance
Achieve better performance by diffusing pressure for a more supportive and comfortable ride
Enhanced Comfort
Promote maximum breathability with open lattice structures
Unique Aesthetics
Offer customers modern aesthetics and color options
Production Cycles
Get to market faster by reducing product development cycles
Design Insights
While traditional saddles tape different types of foam together to vary padding and support, a Carbon-designed saddle uses a multi-zonal lattice that optimizes pressure and support where it matters most by seamlessly transitioning from more to less support and cushioning. With Carbon’s software automation and algorithmic customization, you can design a saddle once and use it to create thousands of custom saddles for individual riders.
Use Case: Specialized Reimagines Bike Saddles
Specialized was an early adopter of using the Carbon platform for the saddle, designing the Specialized S-Works Power Saddle with Mirror Technology, twice as fast as their normal development process. Working with production partner, Oechsler, they optimized the print file for serial manufacturing to increase yield, speed production, and reduce environmental impact without compromising the design. Specialized has now expanded its product line to include saddles for multiple types of riders and price points
Saddles Powered By Carbon
The Carbon Platform
Elastomeric Materials
EPU 41: Highly elastic and tear-resistant, energy-returning
EPU 46: Tunable softness, faster print time, stiffer build, 40% bio-based, and printable in a variety of colors.
Carbon Design Engine
Carbon Design Engine™ online software empowers designers to make precisely tuned, high-performance latticed padding and other components for products like saddles, helmets, and insoles.
Carbon Custom Production Software
With Carbon Custom Production Software, you can automatically apply design programs based on customized input data from scans, pressure maps, or other data sources to create bespoke protective padding, personalized seating, or a customized orthopedic device without needing to manually create a design each time.
Work with a Carbon Partner
Have a saddle design that’s ready for production? The Carbon Production Network (CPN) is a global ecosystem of leading industry design firms and contract manufacturers who are experts in the Carbon idea-to-production platform.