Prologo’s new Pressure Map system attaches to your bike saddle and produces a wealth of fit data.
The brand's existing saddle-fit system, MyOwn, uses a pressure pad mounted into a stool. It does a great job of mapping pressure points in a fixed position and has proven a great indicator to aid saddle choice.
Plenty of competing saddle brands have similar saddle-fit tools, too. Even custom saddle makers such as Posedla rely on fixed pressure-mapping tools.
Now Prologo has unveiled a new saddle-fit system called Pressure Map at the COREbike show that it says will attach to any bike saddle.
Pressure Map consists of a pressure pad cover, which offers 62 points of data measurement collected by the system's 'brain'. This clips to the underside of your saddle using the rails (much like a saddle pack). It gathers and streams the data via Bluetooth to the Pressure Map software, which records in real time.
The portable wireless system means you can ride your bike outdoors as usual and record how you sit on different terrain and surfaces.
Prologo’s brand manager, Salvatore Truglio, says: “We’ve been developing the system for more than two years in conjunction with the University of Pisa and now it’s finally ready to roll out.”
The system has already been used by two of Prologo’s major professional team partners.
“We’ve used the system with both Visma and Ineos riders, to see their pressure profiles both in the wind tunnel and out on the roads," says Truglio. "It is proving vital in helping our pro riders make the right choice of saddle on each of their bikes. It also helps optimise rider position alongside aero and efficiency considerations.”
The system isn’t being rolled out to consumers, but will be accessible at Prologo stockists and affiliated bike fitters.
