Abici is an Italian

Italy

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 bicycle

Bicycle

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 manufacturer founded by entrepreneur

Entrepreneur

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s Giuseppe Marcheselli, Stefano Stelleti and Cristiano Gozzi in 2006. The company produces classic style bikes, handmade and tested in Italy. Abici has showrooms in Milan

Milan

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 and Viadana

Viadana

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History

The founders formed the prototype for Abici bicycles in Lombardy

Lombardy

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 using the 1950s catalog

Catalog

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 of an Italian craftsman

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. Their goal was a classic bicycle with high-tech details and a vintage aesthetic.

The name Abici derives from "bici", the Italian slang for "bicicletta". The name also refers to the first three letters of the Italian alphabet

Italian alphabet

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: A-B-C.

Design

Abici bikes are made in eight colors based on car colors of the 1950s, has a Brooks England

Brooks England

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 saddle

Saddle

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 with copper rivets, metal mudguards and a chrome brake rod. The light-weight bikes are made from aluminum, carbon fiber and titanium.

The company produces classic style bikes, including touring bikes for men and women, as well as racing and mountain bike

Mountain bike

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s. Each bicycle is handmade and tested in Italy. They come in five models: Granturismo, Camporella, Sveltina, Amante and Fuga.

Collaborations

In 2009, Abici and Italian fashion house Fendi

Fendi

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 created the Fendi Abici Amante Donna Bicycle, featuring Fendi’s Selleria leather

Leather

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 accessories and fur saddlebag

Saddlebag

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