The coating provides better grip, compared to regular carbon without impeding movement on saddle. It also acts as connecting mechanism to the carbon ‘fingers’ on the sides of the saddle, thereby enabling the implementation of patented fi’zi:k carbon WING FLEX™ technology.

The name K:1 comes from Kaone. Kaone is a scintific name for a type of particle comprised of a variety of elements wich principally do not fuse well together. A simple way to understand this phenomenon is to consider the dynamic of oil and water.