A great saddle. Specialized Power is the best out, you just gotta find the right shape for you. This particular one was half price, so I wasn’t mad that the saddle wasn’t fused properly at the back of the cut out. A tiny disappointment for a huge discount.

I bought this 2 years ago as I started riding rollers in the winter months and all the other saddles I tried left me numb on the sensitive bits after 10-20 minutes on the rollers as I'm not good enough to stand/shift much when riding rollers and would ride pretty much locked into a position apart from occasional ventures into the drops and back up on the hoods. I can go 35-50minutes on the rollers with this saddle without numbness issues--and none of the complete numbness that kicked in after 8-10 minutes with other saddles. This summer, it held up well on a 24 hour, 300 mile road ride. Others in my group had significant saddle sore issues that limited their enjoyment of the ride, but I felt great the whole way. I'll ride this or future editions until someone proves there's a better saddle out there for my body. 143 size was perfect for my 5'11"" 180s lb body.

I rode on Fizik saddles for years. A very good product, but I had started to experience some numbness on longer climbs, as I am a seated climber. Mentioned this to the owner at a local shop, while buying insoles, and he recommended this saddle. I truly couldn't be happier! I now have it on three road bikes I own. The blue one looks great on my Madras blue Bianchi. I guess there is a reason Chris Froome secretly used this in the 2018 Giro after getting saddle sores!

I used to ride the Power and liked the look of the Power Arc so gave it a go, one for my HT and another for my full suss - they are comfy (well as comfy as can be) but the colour was dull and faded after 2 wet rides. (looked a dull silver but actually suited my bike more than the nasty blue) landed awkwardly on my full suss and snapped the saddle near the nose area (right handside) had it replaced under warranty - then snapped the other on my HT going down a countryside trail, in exactly the same place, but that one is just out of the 12 month warranty so it's in the bin - wouldn't waste my money on another

I like the short length and the wide slot. The shape of the saddle makes me sit back on my sit bones (tuber ischia), and that takes a few rides to get used to, but it takes the pressure off soft, sensitive parts.

I run this on both on my road bike and on my 'cross bike. Yes, it is expensive and no, there is no saddle that is perfect for everyone. I'm 6'2"", 200"" and I have the 155mm width. I've had a lot of top end saddles, some good, some bad. The shape of this saddle fits me perfectly, I find it all day comfortable and have done 200k+ rides with no issues and typically ride ~300k per week. This is not a ""cushy"" saddle, the support is dialed in and comfortable without sacrificing road feel. The only negative I can see so far is the price but durability has been great so far and its been ""rode hard & put away wet"".