It's no secret that in a large company like Paioli Meccanica some departments with a certain degree of independence tend to come about. The management philosophy takes all of this into account, but up to a certain extent. This particular work niche of the large company is constantly observed and monitored, but without letting anybody else see too much of it.
Everybody knows that marketing people are pretty set in their ways and maybe a little brainwashed. And they just don't think too much of all this independence that this department gets away with. So they're out to get these three characters. They pass a kind of sentence, and since the one of the owners is one of the three, out of respect for him they let the condemned choose their punishment. Now, you're probably thinking that nothing ever comes of all this.
Guess again!
These three don't have to pick the tree they're going to be hung from, simply because they invariably overturn the sentence, proving not only that they're not guilty, but at the same time highlighting all their strong points. You are probably asking yourself what those strong points might possibly be.
You ought to know that we not exactly dealing with guys who are playing with a full deck (at least not as things are seen by those fine upright people who never jaywalk, don't smoke, don't drink, don't…you get the picture).
These three gentlemen, who by profession are technicians, all genius and non-conformity, are contagious because they're enthusiasts!
The epidemic runs rampant through the Paioli factories, and the need to be first and to come up with new solutions races like a fever through everybody in the company.
Here, even the most humble clerk in the purchasing department, bent over her work, is able take apart and reassemble a Usd or an upside-down fork! She can calibrate based on the performance you're looking for, the trail you'll be riding, and your personality. Anybody ought to be able to see that this mood of constructive optimism, of competition aimed at improving things in life, starts out in this weird department with its three outlandish members.
"It's not news if it doesn't come from the Special Products department" (this is the tag they've stuck on their door!)

Today it's the turn of the USD 46 SBK. Its features can be found in the "Production" chapter under the list of "Road" forks.
Of course, this is not the same old run-of-the-mill product for first-time outfitting. This new fork is dedicated to those who want to combine comfortable road handling with the performance and safety of a jetliner.
At the 125 class world championship you'll be able to see a new upside-down fork. For now, the guys down in "special products" are holding their cards close. All we know is that they think a lot of it and it should really be something to see!
For the Milan Fair, more surprises are on the way.