Get to know some of the "less known" Italian mountain bikes manufacturers
83Italian mountain bikes
Italy has been known for having great engineers and equipment designers and their bicycle´s industry it´s an good example. For several years Italian mountain bike brands were the only ones, besides Canada and USA, to produce high quality mountainbikes with attractive design and technological innovations which are still used today.
Nowadays, the Italian bicycle manufacture business it´s still on the vanguard of the world industry and the number of new marques has never stop growing. There are some Italian bikes companies which most of the world still haven´t met, sometimes because they are to “young” others because they make very specific products.
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Italian bicycle brands
MDE bikes - Handcrafted in Italy
They design and make each and single piece with an extremely high attention for quality. Their main products are high quality custom mountain bike frames specific for each type of use: dirt bikes, cross country, downhill, free ride, enduro and all mountain. They also make high standard mountain bike components.
All parts are CNC machined at their headquarters in Alpignano, Torino, Italy.
They are in this business first of all for passion. For this they spend a lot of time to control the quality of each single part. Perfection is their target.
Team riders submit MDE products to strenuous and prolonged tests. It´s believed that this is the best way to develop frame sets and components. Of course, technology is not everything; a good industrial design it´s also very important.
Due to this factor it´s possible to achieve a final result which marries some sort of technical excellence to "Italian" style.
MDE bikes
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MDE bikes rider - Jack Bisi.
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ANCILLOTTI CYCLES
They are specialists in "ready to race" full suspension mountain bike and they make complete bicycles for cross country, four cross, freeride and downhill race.
Each year the Ancillotti models are improved and evolved by the continuous feedback obtained through direct participation in races, a distinguishing element in the Ancillotti legacy, be it motorcycles or bicycles.
Their production is targeted at customers that don't settle for mass produced products but who want a reliable, exclusive product of maximum efficiency and performance and 100% Italian.
Ancillotti cycles
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Ancillotti Team ruled the Caldirola DH 2008 competition - Italian Downhill Championships.
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CAMELBAK ROCKET HYDRATION PACK-72 oz.-ROAD/MOUNTAINBIKE
Current Bid: $27.98
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FMX.01 & New Noise *Moto X & Mountainbike Stunts*2xDisc
Current Bid: $.82
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Sidi Mountainbike/Indoor Spin class cycling Shoes U.S.6
Current Bid: $69.95
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Bike Wear XC/Freeride/DH Cycling Jersey MOUNTAINBIKE
Current Bid: $45.99
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Triangle Frame Bike Bag Mountainbike Bicycle
Current Bid: $10.78
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Blackburn Mountain Air Mountain Bike Pump
Price: $13.49
List Price: $14.99 |
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Tony Hawk's Huckjam Series Drop Mountain Bike (26-Inch Wheels)
Price: $139.99
List Price: $159.99 |
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Schwinn Ridge AL Men's Mountain Bike
Price: $199.99
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Mongoose Maxim 24-Inch Dual-Suspension Mountain Bike
Price: $139.99
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Kawasaki KDX2 26-Inch Dual Suspension Mountain Bike
Price: $249.98
List Price: $266.99 |
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Mongoose Montana Men's Mountain Bike
Price: $149.99
List Price: $169.99 |
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Pacific Cycle Highlander Boy's 20-Inch Dual-Suspension Mountain Bike
Price: $99.99
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Mongoose Status 26-Inch Dual-Suspension Mountain Bike
Price: $299.99
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FSA K-WING CARBON ROAD BIKE BICYCLE HANDLEBARS 42CM NEW
Current Bid: $209.95
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52cm Cannondale road bike 52 cm STI bicycle carbon fork
Current Bid: $445.00
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FSA K-WING CARBON ROAD BIKE BICYCLE HANDLEBARS 44CM NEW
Current Bid: $209.95
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Cionlli Carbon Bicycle Saddle Ti Rails 210 Grams
Current Bid: $19.99
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Truvativ GXP External Bicycle Bottom Bracket (Italian Cups)
Price: $27.99
List Price: $33.99 |
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FSA MegaExo BB-8000 Road Bicycle Bottom Bracket (70mm - Italian)
Price: $38.25
List Price: $45.00 |
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FSA Platinum Pro MegaQuad ISIS Bicycle Bottom Bracket - Italian Threading (70/108 - Italian Isis)
Price: $54.49
List Price: $69.99 |
Links to their official sites
- MDE bikes
High quality Mountain bikes handcrafted in Italy with great attention to design as well as performance. - Ancillotti cycles
Dedicated to mountain bike competitive racing, Ancillotti have a limited but highly specialized production to fulfill the needs of racing athletes.
More italian mountain bike manufacturers:
- Atala
Very complete catalog from kids bikes to MTB full suspension. (only in Italian) - Bemmex bike
Coming soon... - Bianchi
A name synonymous with cycling and great bicycles since 120 years. - Bottecchia
Passion, courage, enthusiasm, but mostly devotion and competency are the roots of Bottecchia success. - Bressan bikes
Bicycle passion since 1942. (only in Italian) - Carraro cicli
Progress means passion and commitment for 80 years. (only in Italian) - Extralite
Road and MTB components with focus on quality and lightweight. - FRM bikes
Great collection of bike frames and components with high quality standards. - Hazard bikes
High quality bikes. (only in Italian) - Mathitech
The power of knowledge takes its advantages by going back to the origin of the bicycle science. Titanium and carbon fiber bicycle frames. - Monolite bikes
Specialists in carbon fiber bike frames building with experience on the aeronautics industry. - Ovam bikes
Ovam works every day to build high quality 100% Italian bikes. (only in italian) - Paduano racing
...customize your passion! Titanium and carbon fiber specialists. (only in Italian) - Passoni
Passoni has been designing and producing titanium bicycles since 1989, real works of art that are known and appreciated all over the world. - Rig design
High tech road and mountain bikes manufacture. (only in Italian) - Scapin
Costume-made frames for everyone using the ultimate technology. - Shockblase
Italian identity and style. (only in italian) - Sintesi bikes
Italian company that first arrived on the scene to challenge the most famous manufacturers, in particular the American ones. With a wide product range (which now includes cross-country, downhill, road and BMX bikes). - Slyway projects
Slyway mission is guided by steady and intense passion, a powerful attitude toward innovation, design and quality. - Turro
Young brand that has from road bikes to Cross-country bikes. - Viner
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Comments
No Mark, as you can see in their sites they only built mtb bikes.
For me, personaly I see MDEbikes as the Ferrari of the mtb world!
Cool machines I've never seen these before, great, thanks.
I´m glad you enjoyed it ;) There are lots of good mountain bikes that are not very well known by everybody, people tend to choose from the usual brands. Thanks for passing by.
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Mark Knowles says:
9 months ago
Wow. These look good. Do they make road frames too?