About Selle Italia
La Selle Italy was founded in 1897 in Corsico, (Near to Milan). The
society was near to the end during 1960, but then arrived Bigolin
brothers, Giuseppe e Riccardo. In '68, the company moved in Veneto. They
produced 60-70 seats per day. The turning point came in '71-72 when thy
introduced the use of plastics, stopping the production of "only
leather" saddles. Giseppe Bigolin - who in the meantime had by his
brother Riccardo, the other 50% of the company - he took the risk in
these new applications and technologies.
"The
first development of the gel dates back to 1984, when the company, in
collaboration with the German company Wacker, researching and creating
this special material that can guarantee a result for the first time
revolutionary in terms of comfort. Urological Preliminary studies have
initially positioned the gel over the entire surface of the saddle;
Selle Italy has perfected this application, thanks to the use of the gel
targeted at specific points of the session. "
First
in Titanium: "Selle Italy was the first cycling company, worldwide, to
adopt the titanium in the construction of the saddle: from 1992 to today
is the largest consumer of titanium in the industry"
About the item
This particular listing is for a model called Mundialita. It is referring to the word "word class" in Italian. It is a entry level model of Selle Italia. It is surprisingly comfortable and durable vintage saddle with a classic shape.