Fizik Terra Alpaca X5 Saddle with Alloy Rails Reviews
Review score: 9.2/10 – Updated November, 2024
Latest Price: £74.99 (RRP: £74.99)
Take a look now to discover what makes Fizik Terra Alpaca X5 Saddle with Alloy Rails worthy of a review score of 9.2 out of 10.
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Fizik Terra Alpaca X5 Saddle with Alloy Rails
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Spec 1
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Colour: Black Other Saddles found with this Spec: 6387 |
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Spec 2
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Size: 145mm Wide Other Saddles found with this Spec: 7 |
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Spec 3
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Gender: Unisex Other Saddles found with this Spec: 2527 |
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Spec 4
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Option: S-Alloy Rails Other Saddles found with this Spec: 7 |
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Feature 1
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Use: MTB Other Saddles found with this feature: 438 |
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Feature 2
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Dimensions: 248x145mm Other Saddles found with this feature: 1 |
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Feature 3
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Height at 75mm Width: 40mm Other Saddles found with this feature: 2 |
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Feature 4
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Length from Nose to 75mm Width: 129.5mm Other Saddles found with this feature: 1 |
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Feature 5
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Rail: 7x7mm Alloy Other Saddles found with this feature: 3 |
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Feature 6
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Weight: 238g Other Saddles found with this feature: 2 |
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Price
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Quality
Quality is without doubt one of the most important factors that we consider when buying bikes, parts, accessories or clothing. As you’d imagine it’s especially important when buying Saddles. Let’s take at a look at the sort of things you can look at when trying to ascertain the quality of Fizik Terra Alpaca X5 Saddle with Alloy Rails.
The first thing is material. Looking at what Fizik Terra Alpaca X5 Saddle with Alloy Rails is made of will give you a really good idea of the quality overall. Take a look at the specs above and you should be able to see the material. It’s then up to you to decide if it meets your expectation.
Similarly you’ll also want to spend some time looking at the features too. Again the table above, listing the features will give you a really good overview. However you should think about the sort of features that you’d expect when buying new Saddles. It’s worth writing a list of the “must-have” features so that you don’t end up compromising and missing some important features, or alternatively end up buying an unnecessarily high specced product.
There’s also a lot of merit in checking out the brand of the product and looking at the various brands that are selling Saddles. Brands like Fizik are of courses extremely well respected in the cycling community so you know you’re getting a fantastic product with them. But if you’re undecided on your product you should write up a list of brands that you’d be happy to buy. It’s a great way of filtering and narrowing down the number of products when you’re searching.
Next up you’ll want to think about the price and use that as a guide to set your expectations of the quality. If you’re buying the cheapest of the options in the Saddles category you should probably expect it to not be of as good quality as the most expensive. It sounds obvious of course. But this is where you can get a bit clever and use your combination of features, specs, materials and other factors to work together to get a really good quality product at the best price. We often draw up a list of “must-haves” and use these as filters when shopping online so that you’re only seeing products that meet your criteria. You can then sort by Price>Low to get the best deals.
Comparing Prices
Price, as you would imagine, is the most popular reason for someone buying one product over another. It is the single most important factor in choosing the majority of products we buy. The same goes for Saddles.
It’s at this stage of the buying process, when you’re looking at different options, that you should set a budget. Do some research to understand how much roughly you can expect to pay for the sort of level of product that you’re looking for. Then match that to your own personal circumstance and how much you can afford to spend. This will really help you in narrowing down the right product for you.
Price of Fizik Terra Alpaca X5 Saddle with Alloy Rails
So the first aspect of price that we’re going to look at is the price of Fizik Terra Alpaca X5 Saddle with Alloy Rails.
We run regular scans across the web to find the best prices for the products that we review, from a range of cycling retailers. The best price we managed to find Fizik Terra Alpaca X5 Saddle with Alloy Rails was over at Chain Reaction Cycles where the price was £74.99 in our latest search.
Based on this price we’ve scored it 9.1 out of 10 for price.
Average price of Saddles
Next we wanted to look at how much you can expect to pay, on average, for Saddles.
We found 596 in the Saddles category over at Chain Reaction Cycles. We looked at the average price of the products within this category and found the average is £91.63, making it below average at £74.99.
It’s sometimes helpful to look at how much the prices can vary. Especially when setting yourself a budget, or when trying to understand just how much you could spend on Saddles. We found that the most expensive product currently available was £424.00, whilst the cheapest we managed to find was £2.99.
With 596 products available we worked out that 316 cost more than Fizik Terra Alpaca X5 Saddle with Alloy Rails and 276 were cheaper.
Cost of Fizik products
At Chain Reaction Cycles we found 90 products from Fizik, of which 46 were in the Saddles category.
For now though we’re looking at Fizik branded products in all categories. The average price of these products was £120.92 making this product below average.
You’ll also be interested to know that the cheapest Fizik product we found was £3.99 and the highest price we could find from them was £324.99.
Of the 90 from Fizik, 65 were more expensive than Fizik Terra Alpaca X5 Saddle with Alloy Rails and 23 were cheaper.
How much are Fizik Saddles?
We then wanted to get a bit more specific and only look at Fizik products that are listed in the Saddles category.
The average price of the 46 products that match this search was £119.61, with the cheapest coming in at £27.99 and highest price was £279.99. With the average being £119.61, Fizik Terra Alpaca X5 Saddle with Alloy Rails comes in below average.
39 products that meet this search were more expensive than Fizik Terra Alpaca X5 Saddle with Alloy Rails and 5 were cheaper.
Fizik Terra Alpaca X5 Saddle with Alloy Rails Reviews
Reading reviews is an amazing way of getting a good feel for a product without actually being able to try it or see it first.
There are two different types of reviews, and we also recommend reading both.
1. Expert reviews – In the cycle industry there are loads of really reliable trusted resources for expert reviews. For example if you’re looking to buy a new bike, BikeRadar Bike Reviews are great.
2. Customer reviews – these are probably your best resource for information. There’s no finances or influence involved, they’re purely just honest reviews from customers that have bought and used the product. The reason we love customer reviews so much is because no matter if their view is good or bad, there’s a very good chance that it will be honest and unbiased.
Our best advice is to head over to Chain Reaction Cycles and read the Fizik Terra Alpaca X5 Saddle with Alloy Rails reviews there.
Based on what we’ve seen in terms of reviews for Fizik Terra Alpaca X5 Saddle with Alloy Rails, it really does look like a great buy. So for the review score, we’ve scored it 8.8 out of 10. The average review score for all products in the Saddles category at Chain Reaction Cycles is 4.4 out of 5.
Owner reviews, as we say, are one of the most important pieces of research that we can do before we buy. So, with that in mind, if you do go on to buy Fizik Terra Alpaca X5 Saddle with Alloy Rails or another similar product, like Fizik Tempo Argo R5 Saddle reviews or Fizik Vento R3 Saddle with K:ium Rails reviews we’d love you to leave a review in the comments below. It will really help future buyers just like you, when they’re looking to buy Saddles.
Brand
As we said in the pricing part of the review, brand is a really important consideration, but especially so when looking to buy Saddles. But as you’re probably already aware, you’re on to a great choice if you do go with Fizik, as they’re a fantastic brand, making amazing products.
YouTube Video of Fizik Terra Alpaca X5 Saddle with Alloy Rails
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Summary
Overall, we’ve been hugely impressed by the quality, price, reviews and features of Fizik Terra Alpaca X5 Saddle with Alloy Rails. We’d say that as long as it fits your budget and meets your expectations in terms of features/spec…it’s a really strong contender. That’s why we’ve scored it a massive 9.2/10 overall.
Further product details
- Product ID 1: 26625766523
- Product ID 2: 795122UK
- Brand: Fizik
- Model number: F206URNA03A02
- RRP: £74.99
- EAN: 6957312802164
- Description: Fizik Terra Alpaca X5 Saddle with Alloy RailsComfort, stability and support whether riding up or down the mountain, this off-road saddle with alloy rails is perfect for all-mountain adventures and rapid enduro routes. This Terra version of the Alpaca saddle is perfect for full-suspension trail bikes; it’s designed to feel right whether your dropper post is extended for pedalling or dropped for descents.The 145mm wide saddle offers great pedalling support but it’s also easy to move around on. A gradual transition from the nose to the wings allows constant fore and aft position changes, while the slightly waved tail discreetly supports your lower back. We wanted this saddle to help you explore the toughest trails. So, the nose is wide and flat, offering a solid platform to push against as you shimmy forward to maintain traction when tackling steep climbs. For added comfort, we’ve added an ergonomic indent that relieves soft tissue pressure without interfering with baggy riding shorts.Once you’ve conquered the climbs and you head downhill with dropper post lowered, your saddle becomes a control device.Terra Alpaca’s rounded contours allow smooth and fast movement of your legs around the saddle to help you stay on course. And flexible edges along with the wings and rear end protect your inner legs from bruising, however rough the ride.Rugged conditions and rowdy riding require solid solutions, that’s why all Alpaca saddles feature Mobius, our proprietary closed-loop rail design, for added strength and weight distribution, making snapped saddle rails on heavy landings a thing of the past.Features:Use: MTBDimensions: 248x145mmHeight at 75mm Width: 40mmLength from Nose to 75mm Width: 129.5mmRail: 7x7mm AlloyWeight: 238gTechnologies:Alpaca: A smooth-edged shape that combines support and riding control for dropper post-useX5: A combination of a ride-compliant carbon-reinforced nylon shell and an S-Alloy railMobius Rail: A closed-loop design for added strength and weight distribution co-injected elastic wing panels that flex upon impactBuy Fizik Components from Chain Reaction Cycles, the World’s Largest Online Bike Store.
- Full Category: Components > Saddles
- Size: 145mm Wide
- Unisex
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- Adult
Other options for Saddles
As you’d imagine there are so many options out there when buying Saddles. 596 in fact.
A few of our other favourites that we spotted when researching Fizik Terra Alpaca X5 Saddle with Alloy Rails included,
Fizik Tempo R3 Saddle with K:ium Rails reviews, Fizik Gravita Alpaca X5 Saddle reviews, or we really liked the look of Fizik Vento R1 Saddle with Carbon Rails reviews as another alternative.