World's Best Bicycle*

What would YOUR dream bike be like?

100% Made-in-Italy to start. Of course most all high-end bikes are made in Asian factories these days, but we think Made-in-Italy counts for something more than slogans like "Designed in Italy" or the famous "Adrenalina Italiana" used by others to imply the bikes are Italian when only the names truly are.

Most people believe carbon fiber's the best material for bicycles these days and would ride nothing else. We've now got you covered with 3K full-carbon construction, 100% done in Italy by Michele Favaloro in his tiny shop near Lake Garda. There are no off-the-rack bicycles there, each and every one is made-to-measure. Our small fleet was designed in conjunction with Favaloro to offer the same stable and comfortable ride as the other bikes in our rental fleet as well as being similar in size. Our carbon "Belloni" fits just like our aluminum/carbon "Binda" or our all steel "Bartali" though the new bikes have slightly taller head tubes to allow the bars to be up a bit higher if that's your preference.

At just 8 kg without pedals, these are light without risking safety or security. Both Favaloro's and CycleItalia's names are on these and we're not taking any chances trying to compete with this month's "world's lightest bike". Stability and ride comfort wins out over light weight every time in our book! Larry did some back-to-back test rides to confirm the handling and stability matches the other bikes in our fleet, bikes our clients love.

Campagnolo's POTENZA groupset has received rave reviews from the bike journalists and our clients agree. This stuff really works well, from shifting to braking, easily rivaling the performance of similar-priced groupsets from competitors with names starting with S.

Wheels are strong but light too ,Ursus ATHON's are around 1500 grams a pair and featurre aluminum rims so no worries about brakes overheating/rim failure as has been reported far-too-often with various carbon clincher rims. 150 tpi folding tires add to the great ride while the 34 X 32 low gear lets you spin up the steepest hill ,while the 50 X 12 is still enough to pedal on the fast descents if you dare!

MSRP for a bike exactly like these is just $4950. But they're not off-the-rack, they're made-to-measure so you get a truly custom bike (not just a fancy paint job) for the same (or less) than you'd spend on a big-brand name who spends millions on advertising and promotions.

That's the great part about this - we got EXACTLY what we wanted and you can too. If you don't know exactly what you want CycleItalia, Albabici and Favaloro can help you decide and then Michele will create your dream bike, painted any way you like.

Come ride one of ours and decide for yourself. If enough are interested we might even pay a visit to FAVALORO so you can meet Michele and be personally measured.

* World's Best Bicycle to ride on a CycleItalia vacation in our humble opinion