Spidi

Short description: Italian sports apparel manufacturer

Spidi Sport Srl

Trade name

| Spidi

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Type| Private
Industry| Motorcycle Apparel Accessories Manufacturing
Founder| Renato Dalla Grana
Headquarters|

Vicenza

Italy

Area served

| Global

Key people

* Renato Dalla Grana (Founder)
* Nicola Dalla Grana (CEO)
* Maurizia Pavan (Managing Director)

Products|

* Motorcycle safety equipment
* Motorcycle apparel

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]

## Contents

* 1 History
* 2 Notable technology
* 3 References
* 4 External links

## History

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

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

1. ↑ "Spidi Incorporated". https://opencorporates.com/companies/us_ca/C3566243.
2. ↑ "Evolución del equipamiento Spidi para motoristas" (in es). https://www.motociclismo.es/equipamiento/evolucion-equipamiento-spidi-motoristas_190537_102.html.
3. ↑ "In occasione dei trent'anni dalla fondazione Spidi propone un guanto ispirato ai campioni del passat" (in it). https://www.moto.it/news/in-occasione-dei-trent-anni-dalla-fondazione-spidi-propone-guanto-ispirato-ai-campioni-passat-2911.html.
4. ↑ "SPIDI e l'evoluzione del guanto da moto" (in it-IT). https://moto.motorionline.com/2014/05/31/spidi-e-levoluzione-del-guanto-da-moto/.
5. ↑ "Nicola Dalla Grana: "Avec Powersports, Spidi va accélérer en France"". https://www.lofficielducycle.com/article/nicola-dalla-grana-powersports-spidi-va-accelerer-france.
6. ↑ "D&B Business Directory: Spidi Sport SRL". 22 Dec 2020. https://www.dnb.com/business-directory/company-profiles.spidi_sport_srl.be19ee5c93d55a2e359a4e1ce70527df.html.
7. ↑ "Spidi Milestones" (in en-US). 2012-07-11. https://spidimagazine.com/about/.
8. ↑ "The Spidi Vintage Leather Jacket - A Timeless Italian Motorcycle Jacket" (in en-US). 2019-12-06. https://silodrome.com/spidi-vintage-leather-jacket/.
9. ↑ Duke, Kevin (June 3, 2015). "Spidi Track Wind Pro Leathers Review" (in en-US). https://www.motorcycle.com/products/spidi-track-wind-pro-leathers-review.
10. ↑ "Melandri Will Wear Spidi Leathers In 2008" (in en-US). 2007-10-02. https://www.roadracingworld.com/news/melandri-will-wear-spidi-leathers-in-2008/.
11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Grado Zero Espace - Moto GP". http://www.gzespace.com/media-adventures-motogp.html.
12. ↑ "Histoire marque : Spidi" (in fr). 2014-01-29. http://www.lerepairedesmotards.com/dossiers/marques/spidi.php.
13. ↑ "Old Meets New with the Spidi Worker Wax Jacket – The Mighty Motor". https://themightymotor.com/blogs/news/15593649-old-meets-new-with-the-spidi-worker-wax-jacket.
14. ↑ "The universal, retrofittable motorcycle airbag" (in en). https://www.rideapart.com/news/257309/the-universal-retrofittable-motorcycle-airbag/.
15. ↑ "Spidi combat heat with new cooling system" (in en). https://www.motogp.com/en/news/2004/09/30/spidi-combat-heat-with-new-cooling-system/137190.
16. ↑ "Cool Riders". https://www.theengineer.co.uk/cool-riders/.
17. ↑ "Gibernau racing with space-cooled jacket" (in en). http://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2005/02/Gibernau_racing_with_space-cooled_jacket.
18. ↑ "Anatomic Intercooler System jacket" (in en). http://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2005/09/Anatomic_Intercooler_System_jacket.
19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 "Il pilota dal guanto magico" (in it). https://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/1998/09/19/il-pilota-dal-guanto-magico.html.
20. ↑ "Ueda san promuove la Moto2" (in it). https://www.moto.it/MotoGP/ueda-san-promuove-moto2.html.
21. ↑ Rozas, Emilio Pérez de (2018-10-08). "El guante biónico que puede hacer campeón a Jorge Martín, por Emilio Pérez de Rozas" (in es). https://www.elperiodico.com/es/motogp/20181008/el-guante-bionico-que-puede-hacer-campeon-a-jorge-martin-7078716.
22. ↑ Montoro, Sara (2018-10-09). "Ingenio vs lesiones: Estos siete inventos han ayudado a correr a los pilotos de MotoGP mermados físicamente" (in es). https://www.motorpasionmoto.com/motogp/ingenio-vs-lesiones-estos-siete-inventos-han-ayudado-a-correr-a-pilotos-motogp-mermados-fisicamente.
23. ↑ "Video: Jorge Martin's solution inspired by Noboru Ueda - Motorcycle Sports" (in en-US). 2018-10-11. https://www.motorcyclesports.net/motogp/video-jorge-martins-solution-inspired-by-noboru-ueda/.
24. ↑ "Chaqueta anticontaminación para la moto - Blog ÓN". https://www.mutua.es/blog/movilidad-sostenible/chaqueta-anticontaminacion-moto_post/.
25. ↑ "Así es la primera chaqueta anticontaminación del mundo para motoristas" (in es). 2020-01-22. https://www.lasexta.com/motor/motocicletas/asi-primera-chaqueta-anticontaminacion-mundo-motoristas_202001225e2847890cf2692e0f4c491f.html.
26. ↑ Hinchliffe·Gear/accessoriesJackets·13th, Mark (2019-12-13). "Jacket protects from bushfire smoke" (in en-US). https://motorbikewriter.com/jacket-protects-bushfire-smoke/.
27. ↑ "The Spidi Mission Beta Concept Jacket Protects You From Pollution" (in en-US). 2019-12-12. https://www.webbikeworld.com/the-spidi-mission-beta-concept-jacket-protects-you-from-pollution/.
28. ↑ "Spidi presenta Mission Beta, la giacca anti-inquinamento per motociclisti" (in it-IT). https://www.gazzetta.it/motori/la-mia-moto/06-02-2020/spidi-presenta-mission-beta-giacca-anti-inquinamento-motociclisti-360719804025.shtml.
29. ↑ Leverd, Yannick (2020-01-21). "Innovation : Spidi Mission Beta, une veste contre la pollution" (in fr). https://www.motomag.com/Innovation-Spidi-Mission-Beta-une-veste-contre-la-pollution.html.
30. ↑ "Spidi Mission Beta, la giacca che protegge dall'inquinamento". http://www.motociclismonline.it/spidi-mission-beta-la-giacca-che-protegge-dallinquinamento-73988.
31. ↑ MotoCAP (2018). Ducati Corse C3. Available at: https://motocap.com.au/product/corse-c3. (Accessed: 25 June 2023).

## External links

* Spidi website
* The Motorbike Gloves History

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