New Specialized S-Works Romin Evo Mirror 3-D printed saddle coming soon?
Oh, hey, Marcus Burghardt, whatcha got there behind you? 
Apologies for the graininess of the image, but when you zoom in on the Instagram post, it seems pretty clear what Specialized has been playing with.
Despite its lofty price, Specialized has apparently seen enough success with its 3-D printed S-Works Power Mirror saddle to bring forth a follow-up model. Spotted in the background of an Instagram post from Bora-Hansgrohe rider Marcus Burghardt is what appears to be an upcoming S-Works Romin Evo Mirror saddle.
Much of that success invariably boils down to the remarkable amount of comfort that printed padding provides. Instead of a conventional foam, the Mirror uses a 3-D printed cellular structure, sort of like what you might find in a natural sea sponge. As a result, the padding on that saddle is thicker than what is more typically found in a high-end road model, and yet still provides excellent support since the softness can be tuned with location-specific cell shapes and sizes.
Our own “Shoddy” Dave Everett described the S-Works Power Mirror saddle as, “exceptionally comfortable,” while CyclingTips editor-in-chief Caley Fretz was a bit more colorful in his description: “It makes my butt so happy. If I could twerk, which I can’t, it would twerk in the streets in unbridled, uncontrollable happiness.”
As popular as Specialized’s Power range is in general, however, not everyone is on board with the whole short-nosed saddle thing, so it makes sense that the company would follow up with its more traditionally shaped Romin Evo (or the slightly flatter Romin — it’s hard to tell at the moment, although the Romin Evo is the more popular shape of the two).
Specialized has yet to provide any official details on this new S-Works Romin Evo Mirror — including a release date — but based on the current S-Works Power Mirror, I expect the Romin Evo Mirror to come in around 165 grams, complete with a true carbon fiber shell and molded carbon fiber rails.
As for the price, it’ll likely be just as mind-blowingly expensive as the S-Works Power Mirror, which currently costs US$450 / AU$750 / £390 / €429.
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