Olympia and Bianchi Win EXPOBICI Innovation Award

Olympia and Bianchi have won the 2013 EXPOBICI innovation award in the road bike category.

The new "Leader" model for 2014 from Olympia features a from the ground-up aero design with disc brakes (photos courtesy of info@olympiacicli.co.uk):

Olympia website: www.olympiacicli.it

Bianchi won the award for its Infinito CV (Countervail) with anti-vibration technology:

Bianchi Infinito CV, no more vibrations: look the difference! from Bianchi on Vimeo.

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Lesser Known Italian Brands

Photos for your viewing pleasure of some lesser known brands of Italian bikes, all of which you could find in any large granfondo. Some of these, such as Denti and Olympia, have long histories.

In order: Olympia, FRW, FRM, Finotti, Dynatek, Denti, Bartoli (Michele Baroli's brand, made by ParkPre), Advanced

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