Spidi
| Spidi | |
| Company type | Private |
| Industry | Motorcycle Apparel Accessories Manufacturing |
| Founder | Renato Dalla Grana |
| Headquarters | Vicenza , Italy |
Area served | Global |
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| Products |
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| Revenue | $17.01 million USD (2019) |
Number of employees | 44 |
| Website | www.spidi.com |
Spidi is an Italian manufacturer of protective and race clothing for motorcycle riders. Spidi Sport slr owns Spidi Incorporated, a United States-based subsidiary. The company is headquartered in Sarego, Italy and has a subsidiary office in California. The US subsidiary was incorporated in 2013.[1]
History
[edit | edit source]Spidi was started by Italian Renato Dalla Grana in 1977,[2][3][4] and initially only manufactured racing gloves for motorcycle riders.[5] The company was incorporated in Italy in 1985[6] and began producing motorcycle apparel in 1989.[7]
Spidi has sponsored riders such as Kenny Roberts,[8] Marco Melandri,[9][10] Sete Giberneau,[11] and Colin Edwards.[11]
Notable technology
[edit | edit source]Spidi received the first CE for their motorcycle jacket protectors in 1996.[12][13] and produced their first universal motorcycle airbag in 2010.[14] An integral cooling system called the Anatomic Intercooler System (AIS) intercooler system,[15] developed from astronaut's space suits,[16][17] was introduced in 2004 through a technology transfer project with the European Space Agency.[18]
In 1995, Nobuatsu (Noboru) Ueda fell off his bike, breaking his arm and receiving nerve damage that nearly paralyzed his right hand.[19] To assist him in continuing to ride, Spidi designed a glove with a mechanised band system that allowed Ueda to grip the throttle and brake levers, which was nicknamed the "Magic Glove".[20][19] In 2018, a glove based on the same technology was created for rider Jorge Martin who was suffering from neuritis of the hand after an injury caused by unexpected nerve inflammation.[21][22][23]
In 2019, Spidi released a prototype jacket, called the Mission Beta, created to assist riders who travel through areas with high pollution, smoke or other particulates.[24][25] Citing that commuter motorcyclists can experience particulate levels 100 time higher than car drivers,[26] the jacket contains a built-in mask system which contains an air pollution sensor.[27][28] When the air quality reaches a high enough level, a small screen on the arm of the jacket alerts the rider to the situation so they can put on their mask.[29][30]
Spidi’s Ducati Corse C3 was the world‘s first glove to achieve a 4-star rating (the highest result at the time) in MotoCAP’s independent safety tests.[31]
References
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- ^ MotoCAP (2018). Ducati Corse C3. Available at: https://motocap.com.au/product/corse-c3. (Accessed: 25 June 2023).