添加剂制造能够将材料精确地放入不同的持久仪，优势和功能中的能力中，这些组合可以通过其他方法提供不可能的功能。指某东西的用途添加剂to create an optimal bike saddle is an example.
Since 1974, Specialized has had one goal: to innovate and inspire to improve riders’ lives. With the Carbon platform, Specialized discovered a new way to address a pervasive challenge for riders and did so twice as fast as their normal development process.
对于各个级别的骑自行车者来说，骑马体验的最重要方面之一是自行车马鞍。舒适是骑手的表现。不适通常被认为是放弃这项运动的原因。多年来，专业人士通过新产品解决了这个问题，最终达到了具有不同类型的泡沫的传统制造方法的实际限制。
Specialized’s previous leading bike saddle was an improvement with its combination of three types of foam that offered different amounts of stiffness for varying functional zones; however, there was no practical way for Specialized to add more zones.
Specialized needed to create a bike saddle that maximizes performance by simultaneously providing comfort and stability. However, the two major components that were missing were a material that would allow for the infinite variability of saddle density, and a production process to build ideal comfort zones.
设计高级，高性能自行车马鞍需要返回第一原则。哪些设计元素可以驱动骑自行车的人的舒适感？专门的使用添加剂制造能够更好地了解产品市场拟合度的结构实验？
Impact absorption or energy return
具有碳EPU树脂的弹性晶格非常适合这种应用，因为它们结合了撕裂强度，能量返回和伸长率 - 使其非常适合缓冲，冲击吸收和振动隔离。
But given the choice, would a rider prefer less impact or greater energy return? To answer this, Specialized used Carbon technology to test the same saddle design made with two different materials: one optimized for impact absorption and one for energy return.
虽然直觉上似乎增加了影响吸收会导致更平稳的骑行，但实际上随着座椅吸收的影响，它会缓慢压缩，最终降低了舒适性。骑手显然更喜欢能量恢复将它们固定在适当的位置。
Greater comfort or more control?
为什么选择何时可以两者兼而有之？专门的理论化，在创建压缩区域可以轻松改善舒适性的区域时，骑手仍然需要一些支撑和压力来帮助稳定和血流。第一个针对该理论的设计使用了骑手的坐骨柔软的大口袋。
Testing showed that uniform softness caused instability, often associated with gel saddles, and reduced rider control. This was addressed with a compression gradient, pocketing the sit bones in a soft center and steadily increasing the stiffness throughout the Specialized teardrop zones. The result was the perfect combination: a bike saddle that optimally distributes pressure to increase comfort while giving the rider the control they need to perform at their best.
Specialized was able to develop a bike saddle made from elastomeric lattices that perfectly matched riders’ requirements of lower peak pressure with a more gradual pressure distribution. In addition, Carbon developed a new technique using excimer lamps to engineer a tailored, microscopic topography that gives the saddle the perfect amount of surface grip in a premium matte finish. This marks the first time this technique has been used in a commercialized, 3D-printed application.
借助碳平台，Specialized最终能够将生产时间从24个月减少到13个月：创纪录的时间来开发新的自行车马鞍。
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