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History of Colnago Bikes »

Colnago is a manufacturer of road-racing bicycles founded by Ernesto Colnago in 1954 in Cambiago, Italy.
In 1960, Colnago saw fame as Luigi Arienti rode to a gold medal at the Rome Olympics on a Colnago bicycle. From the late 1960s through the 1970s, Colnago was generally regarded as one of the builders of the world’s [...]

History of Cervelo Bikes »

Cervélo Cycles is a Canadian manufacturer of racing bicycles which started operations in 1995 and is currently located in Toronto. Its founders, Phil White and Gérard Vroomen act as ‘co-CEOs’ and continue to run the company.

History of Calfee Bikes »

Calfee Design, headquartered in Santa Cruz, California, is a designer and manufacturer of high-end carbon fiber bicycle frame sets. The company is a world leader in carbon fiber bicycle technology, and its products are predominantly used by professional and serious amateur racers.

History of Bottecchia Bikes »

Bottecchia was born to a family of nine children in San Martino di Colle Umberto, in the Veneto, and became a bricklayer as a young man. He married and had three children. During the First World War he served as a sharpshooter in the Italian Army. Near the end of the war he was taken [...]

History of Cannondale Bikes »

The Cannondale Bicycle Corporation is a major American bicycle manufacturer, headquartered in Bethel, Connecticut USA with manufacturing in Bedford, Pennsylvania USA. The company was founded in 1971 by Joe Montgomery to manufacture backpacks and bags for camping and later bicycle trailers for bicycle touring. Today, Cannondale produces many different types of bicycles, specializing in aluminum [...]

History of Bianchi Bikes »

Edoardo Bianchi started his bicycle manufacturing business in a small bike shop on Milan’s Via Nirone ( Now recognized as one of the city’s artifacts) in 1885. Since then, Bianchi has become one of the world’s most respected bicycle companies.