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Gaerne

Gaerne is an Italian boot maker founded in 1962 and based in Maser, Treviso, hand-making motorcycle off-road and racing boots and cycling shoes.

Motorcycle and cycling boots

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3T

3T's story began in Turin in 1961, when Mario Dedioniggi left Ambrosio to set up Tecnologia del Tubo Torinese. Renamed 3ttt, it made its name supplying handlebars to Italian pros and in the 1970s launched what it called the world's lightest cycling handlebar, before moving into carbon components and complete bikes.

Bikes and cycling components

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Acerbis

Acerbis is an Italian company in the motorbike world since 1973, when founder Franco Acerbis began distributing Preston Petty off-road plastics in Europe before launching his own brand. It makes plastic kits, fuel tanks, skid plates, handguards, frame protectors and chain guides for brands such as Honda, KTM, Yamaha and Suzuki, plus helmets, goggles, riding jackets and MX jerseys, and also produces sports clothing.

Specialist sports equipment

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AIROH

Airoh is an Italian maker of motorcycle helmets for road and off-road riding, founded in 1997 by Antonio Locatelli in the province of Bergamo. It says the helmets worn by its racing riders in world championships are the same models sold to the public.

Motorcycle helmets

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Basso Bikes

Alcide Basso began experimenting with racing bicycles in his home workshop near Vicenza in the late 1970s. Basso now makes Italian road and gravel bikes, with the company's registered office listed under Stardue SRL in San Zenone degli Ezzelini.

Road and gravel bicycles

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Bianchi

Bianchi is an Italian bicycle brand founded in Milan in 1885 by Edoardo Bianchi, which says it has over 130 years of cycling history. It makes road, gravel, mountain and electric bikes for professionals, enthusiasts and city riders, including the Oltre RC race bike, and offers a lifetime frame warranty on approved carbon models. Pro rider Alec Segaert won a stage on an Oltre RC, and Fausto Coppi is part of its racing history. Bianchi's owner and president is Salvatore Grimaldi.

Specialist sports equipment

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Bottecchia

Bottecchia is an Italian bicycle maker. Its own site says the brand dates from 1926 and that the company has its headquarters at Piove di Sacco, near Padua.

Road, mountain and e-bikes

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Briko

Briko is an Italian brand of cycling and ski gear, including helmets, eyewear, goggles, jerseys and gloves. Its own history page describes products developed from the late 1980s, including work with the Italian alpine ski team.

Specialist sports equipment