SmartAss
, an emergency fenderthat’s there when you need it,
gone when you don’t.
Price
—60 kr
Shipping
—Worldwide via Swedish Post
(30 SEK / ~3€)
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—Description
—New & Improved!
Tired of sitting at the office with a wet ass all day just because it rained this morning? Do you live in a climate where a shower can come out of nowhere even though the sun was shining just a minute ago? Not ready to bike in a wet suit or burden your bike with fenders? Relax. Its finally here.
"My ass have never been so dry with so little effort!"
- Ty, blogger at thefootdown.co.uk
"For a ride which doesn't have fenders, it's like a gift from the gods." - Jukka from Finland
"As a cost effective, easy to use, occasional fender, that looks pretty cool too, there's nothing better on the market." - Dan from UK
"My ass has never had a splatter on it every time I've needed to use it." - Joshua from New Zealand
"A fellow rider was so impressed he wanted to buy mine from me." - Bret from USA
This updated version of the original Ass Saver now comes in a whopping 10 colors! It also fits a wider range of saddles, and if you aren't completely satisfied with the fit on yours then we'll give your money back.
Please note! The SmartAss will not fit Brooks saddles.
In action
—About
We are five designers based out of Gothenburg, arguably the wettest city in all of Sweden. We also have unimaginably tiny satellite offices in Amsterdam (seriously tiny) and San Francisco (moderately tiny).
Sadly or gladly, none of us has matured past the point of twelve year old boys when we saw the world brought to life as we frenetically propelled ourselves as fast as we could down the streets. It’s out of these memories of this pedal-powered love that we create products to celebrate and encourage the joy of biking.
It is also our belief that we have an obligation to design responsibly to protect the environment as much as we can. You won’t find nasty materials or unnecessary packaging on any Ass Savers product, just read our view on the environment to see how serious we are about saving your ass and the earth’s at the same time.
Eco
Waste Is Not Waste Until Wasted
Ass Savers partially was born out of an ongoing search for a product idea that could be produced from industrial waste. Through our partner, Creatables, we have access to an almost endless source of polypropylene sheets that are leftover from the printing industry. Polypropylene (or PP) is one of the good guys in plastics — oil based, of course, but with properties that allow true recycling with almost no loss in material quality. The absence of harmful chemicals in PP is a blessing compared to many similar materials.
Closing The Loop
PP is widely used today within the packaging industry which means that it is highly suited for existing recycling systems around the world. The SmartAss and FatArse are even designed from a single piece of PP to make it a breeze to recycle. When you finally (after ~10, 000 folds) have worn out your fender, just drop it into your normal plastic recycling container and become a part of the closed loop solution!
Fuck Packaging
We didn’t go through all this trouble of eliminating waste just to start producing our own, that’s why you won’t find any packaging on our products in your local bike shop. We believe good products sell themselves and that you as a customer don’t want to pay for something that immediately goes in to the trash anyways.
Material Efficiency Is Poetry
Our fenders weigh only 15 grams. That probably makes them lightest rear fender in the world. It also means we use less than one tenth (1/10!) the material needed to produce your average plastic beavertail fender. That feels good in our hearts.
No, We’re Not Perfect
Only 50% of our products are made from recycled PP. To be able to offer you the world of colors, we need to purchase virgin material that has not yet been recycled. We are however working hard to source more waste in different colors and our goal is to be 100% in the recycling loop.