As the Giro d’ Italia has just begun, Sean and John trawl through some of Italy’s memorable, amusing and world changing bicycle tech. Why WERE Italian marques the envy of the world and are they still?From trendy furniture, weapons of war, motorbikes and cars, the bike industry has grown from and cross pollinated with many others in Italy, as elsewhere. Join us for some of the stories.Here is a very amatuer production but interesting vid about the cultural history of the bicycle in Italy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdEx0Yq3XTk Here are some links to the manufacturers we discusshttps://dariopegoretti.com/https://www.colnago.com/en/history/https://pinarello.com/historyhttps://www.cyclingnews.com/news/gallery-more-than-50-years-of-pinarello/https://www.bianchiusa.com/history/

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