Santini’s MIG3 padding

Ask any serious cyclist and they will tell you that the most important element to their wardrobe is the padding in the shorts. Santini understands this better than any cycling apparel company. We provide clothing to several of the highest-level professional cycling teams as well as to hundreds of clubs, shops, and local teams around the world.

We've always developed our own exclusive paddings. The latest evolution of our chamois development is the MIG3. Featuring silicone gel in varying thickness impressed onto a mesh fiber core and covered in thin layers of high-density foam and antibacterial and antimicrobial fabrics, the MIG3 padding is available in items in our inline catalog as well as available for custom clothing projects.

BCOOL bib shorts – 50 years in the making

We've been making clothing in our Bergamo factory for professional and serious recreational cyclists for almost 50 years now. You might think we have perfected the craft (especially if you ride Santini clothing) and could easily rest on our laurels, but we have an obsessive need to keep trying to up the performance, comfort, and durability of our products. That obsession has led to a bib short we are extremely proud of. We call them BCOOL.

BCOOL is an aerodynamic bib short in a mix of durable, elastic and slightly compressing Lycra Newport fabric with panels of anti-UV and thermo-regulating Carbon fabric. We added a raw-cut rubberized Lycra band on the thigh that grips the muscles like a second skin. We upgraded to soft, elastic braces and added a breathable mesh panel across the small of the back. All this gives the shell of the BCOOL bib a supremely snug, secure and comfortable fit.

But any of us that have put a few thousand miles on a modern bicycle seat know that the heart of any bib short is the padding. So even though our 2012 NAT padding won the hearts of professional and amateurs the world around, we did ourselves one better in the BCOOL with our new MIG3 padding.

The innovative central core of the MIG3 is composed of multiple-density silicone panels injected onto a mesh fabric. This allows us to target shock-absorbtion to just where it is needed without excess material. The result is a lighter, more comfortable, and extremely breathable addition to our family of silicone paddings.

We finish the MIG3 off with a newly-shaped bottom layer of soft microfiber, designed to ensure comfort and protect the area in contact with the saddle. Two layers of foam increase the anti-shock properties of the padding. The upper upper layer is a soft antibacterial microfiber which ensures complete freedom of movement and protects from chafing and irritation.

The BCOOL bib short retails for $260 and comes in black with ROSSO (red), GIALLO (flourescent yellow) or BIANCO (white) accents. Available sizes are  XS through 4XL.