Monorail Saddle and Seatpost Design by Selle Italia

Did Selle Italia reinvented the saddle and seatpost? At first glance the Selle Italia Monorail saddle and seatpost appears to be similar to saddles from SDG's I-Beam design, which does away with a traditional twin rail in favor of a single central beam. This works well for the rigors of more extreme end of mountain biking, where its increased strength helps, but we have found this is at the expense of comfort – I-Beam saddles have a solid central spine making for little flex in the hull.

Selle Italia's central rail design is fixed to the hull much like a standard saddle – two fixing points at the rear, and a single beam, free of the hull, rather than two rails.

Selle Italia claims that its new system makes for a much bigger clamp zone, and creates the most adjustable (fore and aft) saddle on the market.

The post uses two bolts – one to secure and one to adjust the angle – and it's light at just 145gram . Selle Italia also claims it's one of the strongest seatposts available.

The Monolink seatpost will only work with dedicated Monolink saddles. Monolink rail anchors to the front and rear of the saddle hull, only becoming a single rail at the clamp point.