About the marque
- Founded
- 1885
- Founder
- Edoardo Bianchi
- Headquarters
- Treviglio, Italy
F.I.V. Edoardo Bianchi S.p.A., commonly known as Bianchi, is the world's oldest bicycle manufacturing company in existence, having pioneered the use of equal-sized wheels with pneumatic rubber tires. The company was founded in Italy in 1885 and in addition to bicycles it produced motorcycles from 1897 to 1967. In 1955 the joint-venture Autobianchi was created together with Fiat and Pirelli for the manufacturing of cars – Autobianchi was subsequently sold to Fiat in 1969.
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