Selle Italia Diva Gel Superflow

For advanced mountain biking, I need a firm saddle, but my tush likes a bit of cushiness. On epic mountain bike rides to short 2-hour rides, this saddle provides firmness and cushy support. I have one for each of my 3 mountain bikes. I considered buying a 4th after a small tumble drove a stiff 1/2” thick branch through the saddle of one of my mountain bikes, yet even with the 1/2” hole and rip made by the branch, my saddle works fine. The damaged saddle still performs well and has not ripped further, even after several rocky terrain rides in Sedona. Another plus: every so often I cannot ride for long periods. We all know what it means when you return to the saddle after a long period of not riding. The butt gets sore. With this saddle, I noticed that I’m only sore for the second day, and I recover a lot faster from a sore butt on this saddle than other saddle brands. I used to really like WTB saddles, until I tried this saddle. Price: back when I bought my 2020 IBIS Ripmo, the bike shop charged me $175 for this saddle. I bought another saddle on amazon for my 2016 Giant Trance I for $95 in Fall 2020. Now 3 months later, it’s at $114. For my new 2021 IBIS Ripmo 2, I was again charged $175 for this saddle. It’s my local shop, so I would rather support this shop for it to stay open than not, especially with so many local mom & pop businesses closing their doors permanently after the pandemic.

Great seat, extremely comfortable and durable.

this is the second time I have bought this bicycle seat, the first one lasted me close to 10 years, liked it so much that I replaced it with a second one, very comfortable seat for a female. I guess the replacement would depend on how often he ride. I was an average writer maybe 20 miles a week or less.

I had the Terry Butterfly Ti+ Gel for about 9 months when I found it was too soft for longer rides. I had the Diva Gel Flow on another road bike and found the firmness much better for long term comfort, but I wanted a lighter saddle with Ti rails. So I got this Diva Gel Superflow in like-new condition. I will say it still feels slightly softer than the Diva Gel Flow but firmer than the Butterfly Ti+ Gel. I do like the synthetic cover in that I don't worry about it getting rained on. So far I've only ridden 15-20 mile rides on it and largely forget about my saddle region, which is great. Another thing I like about this over the Butterfly is the extra length -- I used to like shorter saddles, which is the latest trend, but after riding the Diva for a while, I really appreciate the ability to shift forward and back as it just gives me more options throughout long rides for comfort and aerodynamics.

I purchased this to replace a Diva Gel Flow that was my go-to saddle for several years but wore out. My previous saddle had a leather cover which was starting to pull away from the bottom of the saddle, and the shell started to squeak badly when flexing (I greased the rails and determined it wasn't those but the shell around the cut out). I tried several other saddles in the interim including two Terry saddles to look for something that was at least as comfortable and possibly more durable and finally gave up and bought a replacement for my old standby. Nothing else worked for me on rides longer than 20 miles and I suffered through several high end saddles that ended up feeling like medieval torture devices after a couple hours or so (I'm a gravel and trail cyclist and typical destination rides for me are in the 3-6 hour range). The new Diva Gel Superflow has the same cutout dimensions as the old Flow. My old saddle was 152mm but according to Selle Italia's idMatch the narrower 135mm/S3 seat was the better option for me. It seems to fit my sit bones just as well without an undue amount of pressure and I'll give it a few rides to see if this is right or if I should go back to the L3/152mm. The seat otherwise seems slightly redesigned, some positives and some possibly negatives. The current generation is microfiber which may not be as durable as leather, but given the overall lifespan of this saddle in the 5-ish year range with my riding, that may not be an issue. At least I won't have to worry about rain damaging the saddle. The rails are slightly longer and titanium instead of vanox, so there is more clamping area. There is an additional groove on the nose to reduce pressure that wasn't in the old version which is nice. It is noticeably flatter than the old version and so far that doesn't seem to affect comfort, but that may be an issue for some repeat Diva riders. The shell is now all nylon and not carbon composite, so we will see if that is a plus or minus. Since the shell on my old saddle was starting to wear out as it was, I will see if going to all nylon will make a difference or not. Overall it is a quality saddle but it's not the exact same Diva as the old leather models. I put many thousands of miles on my old Diva and I'm hoping that the refreshed model will occupy the same sweet spot as the previous saddle generation did for me. Update: I exchanged my original purchase for the larger saddle to increase surface area. No more sit bone pain or saddle pressure, and it’s firm enough to stay planted and exert power without being too firm. Still not sure if I prefer the redesign over the old leather model or not, which is why I’m leaving it at 4 stars. But it’s the closest I will find to what I’m replacing and there is no doubt that it is a high quality and comfortable saddle.

Beautiful saddle that I wanted to love! I got it as an upgrade to my stock Specialized gravel bike saddle in preparation for a 9 day tour with long days in the saddle. But after just 7 or 8 miles on a pavement test ride I knew it wasn't for me - too much pressure on my lady parts. I had seen this same comment in at least one other review. I have since tried a much less expensive Ergon saddle which so far is working out well.

I though for sure this women's saddle was designed for a man based on the location/shape of the cutout, but it felt perfect the moment I tried it. This could be in part because it might be relieving pressure from my tailbone as I am recovering from an injury there. Regardless of the reason, if it feels right in the first moment, I figure it's the right one.

This seat is ridiculously uncomfortable. I bought it by accident while trying to buy a Selle Italia Lady, and since I rode it and took it out of the packaging I don't think can return it. Don't buy this seat, it is garbage. The Lady model is a great seat, been riding one for years on rides up to 100 miles. I would still be riding mine but my bike got stolen. This Diva seat is overpriced and very, very hard on the lady parts.

Excellent quality seat, really comfortable

Der Sattel wurde als Ersatz für einen defekten Sattel gekauft. Meine Frau kommt damit sehr gut zurecht.

For my Brompton..... I swapped my sqlab 610 with this saddle due to sore sit bone and occasional chaffing. Well it did solve sit bone issue and chaffing but I felt some pressure on perineum. Overall solving sit bone and chaffing remains my priority. Little pressure on perineum but not to the extend of discomfort. Overall satisfied and a keeper for me. For those wanting to solve perineum and no issue with sit bone, I strongly encourage SQlab 610. For those like me having narrow sit bone and smaller tush with little natural-cushion, this saddle highly recommended.

体重９０キロ。普通のサドルでは３０km位からお尻の痛みが！安いスポーツコンフォートサドルを使用していましたけど 今度は柔すぎて違和感。これはレーパンとの相性がドンピシャ。重量も８０g軽くなり私にはいい事尽くめです。

Très bonne selle, bon confort, très bonne qualité