I love Fizik shoes. I have 3 pair of Vento Stabilita, 2 pair of Vento Ferox Carbon, 1 pair Vento Powerstrap Aeroweave, 2 pair of Terra Powerstrap X4, 1 pair of Terra X5, 1 pair of Terra X3 and the new Aeroweave X. ALL of those shoes above are 43 and all fit identically. The Vento Proxy in 43 that I own has a TON of volume in the forefoot and the single Boa simply cannot close that up. Length and width are spot on to all my others. But the volume is simply too much. These were clearly built on a high volume last. Sizing down won't work IMO. I had to add a thick insole to make the shoes fit like all the others. Not ideal, but works ok. These shoes are the only pair of Fiziks I own that doesn't have the little rubber gripper dots in the heel which keeps the heel firmly planted in the shoe. I know that all sounds bad. But, they are built very well, have incredible ventilation, are reasonably light and if volume is what you need then they might very well be the ticket. Just be aware that if you have any of the other pair of Fiziks like I listed above, these will NOT fit the same.
This tape is tacky and provides good cushioning, if that's what you are looking for then go for it. After a handful of rides, I don't think this bar tape is for me. I realized that I just don't like tacky tape.
All the other reviews are spot on, install is pain. There is some stretch to the tape, but it's hard to work with. The tape even started to degrade as I was making wrap adjustments. Maybe this tape would be better without a glue strip.
I was hoping that this saddle would make so my hind end wasn't sick of the saddle after 50 miles of riding, sadly no joy on that front. It's no worse than two other saddles I've tried on this bike, but it's not much, if any, better than a Specialized Power Comp Pro or a Selle Italia X3. I'm starting to think that my tail is going to be ready to stop sitting on any saddle after 50 miles of riding in a day.
On the plus side, it's got that spider web look so admired by cool biker boys, so I can pose as a cool kid.
So I have tested multiple of these saddles, I tested the adaptive 00 argo vento, regular 00 argo vento, regular r1 argo vento and now the adaptive r1 argo vento and the r1 models have a different shape than the 00 models. On the 00 models, there was just something about them that no matter which width I tried, they didn't feel right and I had assumed that the r1/3/5 models and 00 model were the same shape however they actually are not as I was comparing their images on Fizik's website.
The 00 models have a wider front half in the 140 and 150mm width versions while the r models have overall a slightly more refined shape... the rear wings taper inwards a bit more compared to the 00 models, the 00 models are more smooth in terms of going from the wings to the tip. Additionally, the 00 adaptive models have extremely firm 3d padding while this is similar to the adaptive TT saddles fizik provides, very squishy (though the TT ones are slightly more squishy).
If you are someone who likes a wide front half of the saddle, the 00 models MIGHT work for you however you are paying a heck of a lot more for something that is a lot firmer and in my opinion a lot less comfortable compared to the r1/3/5 versions. I really like this saddle, I was actually going to write off adaptive saddles because of the 00 model of this however I decided to give this a try when I realized the shape is slightly different compared to the 00 model and this is much, much better.
Keep in mind from a bike fitting perspective, these saddles grip you very well so too much saddle tilt on this thing, while it will hold you in place you will start to chafe uncomfortably after about an hour or two.
