Selle Italia Bicycle Saddles
Selle Italia bicycle saddles on this page: Turbo | XO Yellow | Flite Kevlar Ti | Flite Gel Ti | Oktavia Blue | ProLink Composite | ProLink Gel Ti | ProLink w/stainless rails | Signo Gel Flow Ti | SLK | SLR Ti | Trans Am X2 | Xeno Yellow | Black/Red Vanadium-steel railed | Selle Italia Saddle | Trimatic saddle nose piece
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Selle Italia is a venerable company, having been started in the village of Corsico, just southwest of Milan, in 1897. The company's business was making leather saddles for everyday bicycles.
In 1967, the Bigolin family acquired the firm. The new company manager Giuseppe Bigolin moved the company from Milan to Bassano del Grappa, in the Veneto Region. He wanted his factory to be in Veneto, the heart of Italy's bicycle industry.
Bigolin had to start with the company's ancient saddle-making machinery and was able to produce only 30 or 40 saddles a day. Slowly he modernized the firm, making modern saddles with innovative designs.
In 1980 the company hit a home run with the Turbo. At the time, it seemed to be the most popular racing saddle on the market. Since then, the firm has gone from strength to strength, introducing the revolutionary Flite saddle. The company still works hard to stay on cycling's cutting edge
When Peloton magazine asked Bigolin which saddle he was most proud of, he answered, "Oh, that would be the Turbo. It just changed so many things. I’ll never forget, back in 1980, we signed a contract with Bernard Hinault. He had been riding a San Marco Concorde for the past five years. But I got him to come ride our saddles. It was a real coup for us and it proved to be one of our greatest successes. Looking back, I’m still really proud of that saddle. It was just so far ahead of its time."
Here's an Italian Selle Italia ad from the 1980s.
Selle Italia introduced the Turbo in 1980, calling it the first completely anatomic saddle. The padding was thicker under the sit bones and thinner where it wasn't needed. Selle Italia called this "differential thickness". Revolutionary stuff in 1980.
Here are pictures of the very famous Turbo saddle box.
Here's a bit of history. There was a time when every bike shop had these boxes on the shelves.
From another angle
The bottom of the box. Note, it is old enough to have a telex number. Until the rise of the fax machine, telex printers were how international companies corresponded.
Selle Italia Turbo #1. Used, $80.00
No "Turbo" printed in the front of the nose.
The classic
Side view
Top view
And from behind
Selle Italia Turbo #2. Used, $80.00
Lovely condition
Top view, from the other side
And from behind.
Selle Italia Turbo #3. Used, $80.00
The classic.
The other side
And from behind
Selle Italia XO Yellow yellow saddle with hollow FeC (steel) rails. New, $40.00/each
The XO has a low profile and wider seating area. Using the time-proven Flex Control padding and differentiated thickness shell design, the XO offers comfort in critical areas.
We have one left in stock that was traded out from a new bike in our shop.
A wider back area for comfort, but still a sleek looking saddle.
From the other side of the saddle
From behind.
Close-up of the hollow steel rails.
Looking underneath the saddle
Selle Italia Flite Kevlar w/Titanium rails. New, $200.00/each
Part# 40113
The classic Flite saddle with Titanium rails and Kevlar edges.
From the other side
From above
Here's the saddle flipped over.
Selle Italia Flite Genuine Gel saddle with Titanium rails. Used, $75.00/each
Three-quarter view
The saddle turned around.
From the front
The sadle's underside, showing its Titanium rails.
Selle Italia Oktavia Genuine Gel Blue saddle. New, $100.00/each
Part# 40075
Oktavia is an innovative saddle featuring elastomer technology developed by Selle Italia. The rear “wing” suspension system included in the design of the saddle base ensures outstanding comfort. The elastomer laminated to the nylon base cushions the rider effectively and reduces road vibrations.
Gel & suspension
From the other side.
From above.
Flipped over, you can see the webbed base that helps make this saddle comfortable.
The tubular Maganese steel rails are a cost-effective way of shaving weight off the saddle.
Selle Italia ProLink Composite saddles. New.
- ProLink saddles have a shock-absorber system placed between the shell and the frame.
- The frame is made of Carbon and Titanium, hence the "composite" name
We have this saddle in Blue | Yellow
Selle Italia ProLink Blue Composite saddle. New, $150.00/each
Part# 40196
With gel
From the other side.
From above.
The tricked-out composite frame
Close-up of the rails.
Here's the box
Selle Italia ProLink Yellow Composite saddle. New, $150.00/each
Part# 40194
With gel for even more comfort.
From behind
From above
The tricked-out composite frame
Close-up of the rails
Here's its box.
Selle Italia ProLink Genuine Gel saddle w/Titanium rails. New, $200.00/each
Part# 40202
A good-looking grey saddle that will go with just about any bike.
Here's the saddle turned around.
From above.
The saddle's underside
Here's a close-up of the saddle rails.
Selle Italia ProLink saddle w/stainless steel rails. New, $95.00/each
Part# 40203
Viewed from the front
The saddle turned around to show its other side
Close-up, from behind.
The saddle flipped over to show its underside.
Another view of the saddle's ProLink shock absorber system
Selle Italia Signo Gel Flow saddle w/Titanium rails. New, $215.00/each
Part# 40199
- We have three in stock
- Selle Italia Signo Gel Flow's Axial suspension system responds with your weight for controlled oscillation during the pedal stroke.
- Gel Flow gel inserts under sit bones and around cutout
- Leather top with carbon detail, axial suspension system
New, in its factory box.
Just the saddle
The saddle turned around to show its other side.
From above.
From underneath.
Here's a close-up of the saddle rails.
Selle Italia SLK saddle with Vanox steel rails. Lightly used, $75.00/each
Vanox is Selle Italia's trade name for the high-end Vanadium steel alloy they use on their saddle rails.
Sharp-looking saddle
It isn't new, as this scuffing shows.
From above.
The saddle flipped over.
Close-up of the saddle rails
Selle Italia SLR saddle w/Titanium rails. New, $215.00/each
- Selle Italia says this saddle weighs just 135 grams.
- The rails are hollow Titanium.
We have this saddle in Black | Yellow
Selle Italia Black SLR Ti saddle. New, $215.00/each
Part# 40228
New, in the box.
Out of the box
Here's the saddle turned around to show its other side.
From above.
The saddle's underside
Close-up of the rails
Selle Italia Yellow SLR Ti saddle. New, $215.00/each
Part# 40226
Here it is in its factory box.
Just the saddle.
Here's the saddle turned around to show its other side.
From above.
The saddle's underside
Close-up of the tubular titanium rails
Selle Italia Trans Am X2 saddle. New, $65.00/each
Part# 40191
This saddle is new, but has been on a bike in the shop and possibly used in a fitting. The rails show some seat post scratches from having been mounted on a bike in our shop.
From the side
Here's the other side of the saddle.
From above.
Close-up of the nose
Here's the saddle flipped over.
Close-up of the rails.
Selle Italia Yellow Xeno saddle. New, $40.00/each
This saddle was taken off a new bike.
From the side
Here is the other side of the saddle.
Close-up from above and behind.
From above.
Close-up of the saddle rails
A look underneath the saddle
Selle Italia Black/Red Vanadium-steel railed saddle. Lightly used, $50.00/each
Side view
Here's the other side.
From behind
The saddle's underside
Close-up of the vanadium steel saddle rail.
Selle Italia Saddle. New, $45.00/each
This saddle came from a new bike in our shop.
Side view
Here's the other side of the saddle
From above
From behind
The saddle's underside
Selle Italia Tri-Matic nose piece. New, $15.00/each
It's upside down here, but you get the idea.
A close-up
This is how it actually sits on the bottom part of the saddle nose.
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