The future rides green - Selle Italia Model X Green Superflow Bicycle Saddle Review -feat. Total Ge

Selle Italia’s Green-Tech production process was developed as an eco-friendly production process to minimize environmental impact, utilize sustainable materials and achieve competitive pricing points. The Model X Green Superflow is the first bike saddle to emerge from the Green-Tech process and is constructed from 100% sustainable materials. It’s an innovative saddle that achieves a high performance design without the use of any glue. Despite the sustainable made in Italy construction, the Model X Green Superflow has a highly accessible retail price of only $55.99. The saddle uses FeC alloy rails, a Carbon Iron Steel alloy, combined with Flex Control design that improves flexibility and rigidity. Total Gel covers the top of the shell and provides dampening and keeps you stable while riding. Visually, the Model X Green Superflow is instantly recognizable as a Selle Italia saddle with its short-nosed profile and SuperFlow center cutout. It has a high performance design with a waved form that Selle Italia claims helps maintain a stable saddle position. Compared to the nearly flat Selle Italia Flite the Model X is slightly angled upward at the rear of the saddle. Despite the budget price, the Model X looks like a premium saddle thanks the one piece Total Gel padding. It’s slightly gray in color which contrasts against the semi-gloss saddle base and features simple debossed Selle Italia branding and perforations. The Total Gel padding feels rubber-like to the touch and has a...