Spidi
| Spidi | |
| Company type | Private |
| Industry | Motorcycle Apparel Accessories Manufacturing |
| Founder | Renato Dalla Grana |
| Headquarters | Vicenza , Italy |
Area served | Global |
Key people | |
| 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]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]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
[edit]- ^ "Spidi Incorporated". opencorporates.com. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
- ^ "Evolución del equipamiento Spidi para motoristas". Motociclismo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-02-26.
- ^ "In occasione dei trent'anni dalla fondazione Spidi propone un guanto ispirato ai campioni del passat". www.moto.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2020-12-22.
- ^ "SPIDI e l'evoluzione del guanto da moto". Moto.Motorionline.com (in Italian). Retrieved 2020-12-22.
- ^ "Nicola Dalla Grana: "Avec Powersports, Spidi va accélérer en France"". www.lofficielducycle.com. Retrieved 2020-12-23.
- ^ "D&B Business Directory: Spidi Sport SRL". 22 Dec 2020.
- ^ "Spidi Milestones". Spidimagazine. 2012-07-11. Retrieved 2021-01-13.
- ^ "The Spidi Vintage Leather Jacket - A Timeless Italian Motorcycle Jacket". Silodrome. 2019-12-06. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
- ^ Duke, Kevin (June 3, 2015). "Spidi Track Wind Pro Leathers Review". Motorcycle.com. Retrieved 2021-01-14.
- ^ "Melandri Will Wear Spidi Leathers In 2008". Roadracing World Magazine. 2007-10-02. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
- ^ a b "Grado Zero Espace - Moto GP". www.gzespace.com. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
- ^ "Histoire marque : Spidi". Le Repaire des Motards (in French). 2014-01-29. Retrieved 2021-02-26.
- ^ "Old Meets New with the Spidi Worker Wax Jacket – The Mighty Motor". themightymotor.com. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
- ^ "The universal, retrofittable motorcycle airbag". RideApart.com. Retrieved 2021-01-14.
- ^ "Spidi combat heat with new cooling system". www.motogp.com. Retrieved 2020-12-22.
- ^ "Cool Riders". The Engineer. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
- ^ "Gibernau racing with space-cooled jacket". www.esa.int. Retrieved 2020-12-22.
- ^ "Anatomic Intercooler System jacket". www.esa.int. Retrieved 2020-09-28.
- ^ a b "Il pilota dal guanto magico". La Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-02-26.
- ^ "Ueda san promuove la Moto2". www.moto.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-02-26.
- ^ Rozas, Emilio Pérez de (2018-10-08). "El guante biónico que puede hacer campeón a Jorge Martín, por Emilio Pérez de Rozas". El Periódico (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-02-26.
- ^ Montoro, Sara (2018-10-09). "Ingenio vs lesiones: Estos siete inventos han ayudado a correr a los pilotos de MotoGP mermados físicamente". Motorpasion Moto (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-02-26.
- ^ "Video: Jorge Martin's solution inspired by Noboru Ueda - Motorcycle Sports". Motorcycle Sports. 2018-10-11. Retrieved 2021-02-26.
- ^ "Chaqueta anticontaminación para la moto - Blog ÓN". BlogMutua. Retrieved 2021-02-26.
- ^ "Así es la primera chaqueta anticontaminación del mundo para motoristas". Motor (in Spanish). 2020-01-22. Retrieved 2021-02-26.
- ^ Hinchliffe·Gear/accessoriesJackets·13th, Mark (2019-12-13). "Jacket protects from bushfire smoke". Motorbike Writer. Retrieved 2021-02-26.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "The Spidi Mission Beta Concept Jacket Protects You From Pollution". webBikeWorld. 2019-12-12. Retrieved 2021-02-26.
- ^ "Spidi presenta Mission Beta, la giacca anti-inquinamento per motociclisti". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-02-26.
- ^ Leverd, Yannick (2020-01-21). "Innovation : Spidi Mission Beta, une veste contre la pollution". Motomag, le site de Moto Magazine (in French). Retrieved 2021-02-26.
- ^ "Spidi Mission Beta, la giacca che protegge dall'inquinamento". www.motociclismonline.it. Retrieved 2021-02-26.
- ^ MotoCAP (2018). Ducati Corse C3. Available at: https://motocap.com.au/product/corse-c3. (Accessed: 25 June 2023).