You have strayed from the usual routes to try new roads. You have discovered the magical nature of dirt tracks, minor roads and being close to nature. You have reached a state of mind that is less bound by constraints and preconceptions. We have created the new VT Gel Series to meet the demands of […]
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An important history that has evolved alongside the bicycle, or rather, with bicycle saddles. The bicycle, instead, has been around for 200 years, a number that also represents an evolutionary path, without eras, generations or boundaries. Many things have changed, but some of them are like permanent features that have always been around, and the […]
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More than a month has passed since the Olympic appointment but the emotions are still very much alive for our triathlete Fernando Alarza. Happy with his twelfth place, Fernando tells his story by showing great awareness. Welcome back Fernando, how are you? Well, happy and satisfied with the work done during these months What can […]
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When we launch a new saddle, our priority is always rider’s comfort and well-being. So it was also with VT30C, the first model of the VT Series, apparently traditional but with all the ergonomic features patented by Selle SMP: the completely open central channel and the “eagle’s beak” tip to favor the natural blood flow […]
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Why a specific saddle line? What are our needs when riding an e-bike? Riding an electric bicycle, even for long distances, requires less effort thanks to the help of the engine. However the weight of our body is less supported by the push of the legs on the pedals and weighs more on the saddle. […]
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Selle SMP has always considered collaborations with professional athletes to be fundamental, whose feedback is essential to improve the comfort and performance of their saddles in all situations. One of these is Alessandro Fabian, born in Padua in 1988. After starting his sports career with swimming and duathlon, Alessandro over the years became a world […]
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Riding your bike to work and, perhaps, arriving a little more tired but certainly happier. Getting on your bike to spend a Sunday or a public holiday cycling along a river bank, a forest trail or to get to the sea or a lake. These ways of enjoying cycling are becoming increasingly popular in this […]
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The year 2020 has made us change our habits, the way we live and also the way we move around the city. In particular, there has been a huge increase in alternative vehicles to avoid close contact, which is inevitable on public transport. Some vehicles are relatively new, such as the scooter, while others are […]
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The new season opens with a great novelty that is, in reality, a “welcome return”, as defined by Maurizio and Franco Schiavon, owners of Selle SMP. The athletes of the Bardiani CSF Faizanè team will ride on the SMP saddles for the 2021 and 2022 seasons, facing the races and challenges that this new year […]
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All Selle SMP saddles are comfortable and safe. Every day, we strive to give our saddles these features. So when we discovered the existence of fake Selle SMP saddles, we immediately took action to limit this phenomenon. A bitter discovery at the trade fair in Taipei It all began at the 2014 Taipei Cycle trade […]