{{coord|44.9361721|10.4928869|display=title}} {{Infobox company | name = Abici | industry = Bicycle industry | founded = 2006 | founder = Giuseppe Marcheselli, Stefano Stelleti, Cristiano Gozzi }} '''Abici''' is a defunct Italian bicycle manufacturer founded by Giuseppe Marcheselli, Stefano Stelleti and Cristiano Gozzi in 2006. The company produces classic style bikes, handmade and tested in Italy. Abici has showrooms in Milan and Viadana.
==History== The founders formed the prototype for Abici bicycles in Lombardy using the 1950s catalog of an Italian craftsman. Their goal was a classic bicycle with high-tech details and a vintage aesthetic.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vogue.com:80/voguedaily/2009/06/re-cycles-vogues-global-guide-to-the-best-bicycles/bike4/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100327104744/http://www.vogue.com/voguedaily/2009/06/re-cycles-vogues-global-guide-to-the-best-bicycles/bike4/|url-status=dead|archive-date=27 March 2010|title=Re. Cycles! Vogue's Guide to the Best Bikes|work=vogue.com|accessdate=24 June 2017}}</ref>
The name Abici derives from "bici", the Italian slang for "bicicletta". The name also refers to the first three letters of the Italian alphabet: A-B-C.
==Design== Abici bikes are made in eight colors based on car colors of the 1950s, has a Brooks England saddle with copper rivets, metal mudguards and a chrome brake rod. The light-weight bikes are made from aluminum, carbon fiber and titanium.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.slate.com/articles/life/shopping/2009/08/i_want_to_ride_my_1400_dutchstyle_bicycle.html|title=I Want To Ride My ($1,400, Dutch-Style) Bicycle|work=slate.com|date=25 August 2009 |accessdate= 19 September 2015}}</ref>
The company produces classic style bikes, including touring bikes for men and women, as well as racing and mountain bikes. Each bicycle is handmade and tested in Italy. They come in five models: Granturismo, Camporella, Sveltina, Amante and Fuga.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.monocle.com/sections/design/Magazine-Articles/Two-wheels-good---Abicis-retro-Italian-bicycles/|title=Monocle|work=monocle.com|accessdate=19 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071031060832/http://www.monocle.com/sections/design/Magazine-Articles/Two-wheels-good---Abicis-retro-Italian-bicycles/|archive-date=31 October 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Collaborations== In 2009, Abici and Italian fashion house Fendi created the ''Fendi Abici Amante Donna Bicycle'', featuring Fendi's ''Selleria'' leather accessories and fur saddlebags.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://mobile.nytimes.com/2009/09/10/fashion/10bikes.html?referer=|title=Whose Bike are you Wearing?|work=The New York Times|date=9 September 2009 |accessdate=19 September 2015|last1=Williams |first1=Alex }}</ref>
==See also== {{Portal|Italy|Sports|Transport|Companies}} * List of bicycle parts * List of Italian companies
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==External links== * {{official website|http://abici-italia.it/}} {{Italian cycle manufacturers}}
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