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[โ€“] seejur@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago (7 children)

I don't think Italy is up there for the engineering side of things

[โ€“] cabbage@piefed.social 7 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (6 children)

I go Italian with a lot of kitchen appliances. My Italian stainless steel frying pan is amazing. Pasta machine obviously. They also make some great shoes and leather products.

I would never trust them with anything of equal or greater complexity to a bicycle.

[โ€“] skarn@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Ask someone who's into race biking what they think of Italian bikes.

To be clear I'm a mountain biker, and Italians have been out of that game for a long time. But it's my understanding that e.g. Bianchi and Campagnolo are very well respected.

Don't forget Pinarello! Gorgeous and, last I checked, very well regarded. Just make sure your wallet is prepared


you can definitely drop $15k on a well-spec'd Pinarello Dogma.

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