The Manta Bicycle Saddle
NEWS: the Manta saddle is now marketed by Unified Sport as the EVOLVE

...it is very different from a conventional saddle, but is surprisingly comfortable.
Tim Dawson

The body parts you are using to sit on right now are the best for the job
With a Manta you enjoy the positive effects of an increase in bloodflow and good ventilation

Comment from Michael Downes an industry leading bicycle designer: [The manta saddle is…] "[…] the most revolutionary development I have yet seen with regard to the bicycle saddle. There is an undeniable elegance to the manta concept. What I particularly love is how the function of the saddle and the way it interfaces with the rider is so evident in its form"
- no pressure on the perineum
- far better ventilation, keep cool and dry
- the best thing to find under you after a big landing short of a sofa potholes, kerbs ...as long as the wheels survive, it's all good
recumbent comfort levels and safety on an upright bicycle - a must for fixed, turbo-training bikes, spinning
- three to four times the support area of conventional saddles
- invented, then developed in Scotland since 2001 and perfected for manufacture and production, with expertise from Warwick Macdonald, DuPont, Protomould, Fife - including test feedback by experienced engineers and riders
- much more than just a saddle without a nose
- a challenging invention, design and manufacture project, it delivers
- removes stamina-sapping discomfort

MS13 to MS9 ~ [in 2010] we shortened the front of the saddle from 13 "elements" (the MS13 is illustrated beautifully by Marc Millar in the archives) reduced to 9 elements, we built the MS9, it performs impressively at 9 elements, without adding any pressure to the tender body parts
Revolution, now Evolution