The MANTA saddle was developed, researched and tested, then further tested in the wild without supervision, this provided uncompromising feedback to drive the design’s evolution. The geometry remained the same, that had to be right at the beginning.
Prototyping and production development were meticulous, over about 8 years work. Apart from a friend, and talented CAD maestro, Warwick Macdonald (RIP), there are collaborations with leading technology, and manufacturing companies such as DuPont™, Lola F1 carbon fibre specialists, Velo Ent, IMAR (Dundee University), and others, several world-class-riders, all lead to an optimized design.
The focus has always been exceptional support, ventilation and comfort, removing potentially harmful, and the inevitably uncomfortable “nose”, removing the chafing under the thigh that padded seats offer.
The MANTA saddle is designed to suit all riders, male and female, from 10 years-up (smaller ones soon), all riding disciplines, from leisure and commuting, competition, to road and off-road riding.
Whether you use your bike to commute to work, you’re heading cross-country, or up a mountain, once acclimatized (they are radical!) you will be at home on a MANTA, reassured that you can continue for mile after mile without pain, or numbness, cool and dry.
So, it is unique, in order to support the human body naturally whilst in motion it has to be. Being quite radical, any challenge with fitting or acclimatization reward a little patience. And we’re here to help. Embrace the difference, your body will thank you!