Road Cycling - Where are Bianchi's made?

I bought a 2002 Bianchi Brava, and i was curious on where it was made...anyone know?

I'm going to guess. NOT in Italy. If I remember correctly, the Giro model I was eyeing up is made in Tai.... and its several models up from the Brava. Dont worry about it. Ride it and have fun.

I would guess Taiwan also. Of those I have seen, Shimano-equipped Bianchis are made in Taiwan, and those with Campy Gruppos are Italian-made. My Volpe has a "Made in Taiwan" sticker on the front of the head tube under the Bianchi badge. Even though it's not Italian, it's a great bike anyway.

Oh im not saying its bad because its not made in italy, just curious thats all. I know the american made Trek isnt made in america lol...Just a simple curious question thats all :D

Heh heh...Well, there's A guy named Lance from your neck of the woods who rides an American made Trek. My old Trek 800 Sport however is made in China. It's kinda heavy but it's solid and has nice paint colors. Anyway, enjoy your new Brava. All Bianchis are great IMO.

only the reparto corse bianchis are made in italy. the rest are made somewhere else...who knows...tiawan? your guess is as good as mine.

Taiwan would be my guess as well. I recall having read somewhere (likely on these forums) that there is a huge factory there catering for almost all major brands (Giant, Bianchi, etc.).

Oh im not saying its bad because its not made in italy, just curious thats all. I know the american made Trek isnt made in america lol...Just a simple curious question thats all :D

American made Treks, their bikes OVER $500 are made in Waterloo, Wisconsin. If you look at a Trek and look at the right chain stay on the better bikes, it will say it was assembled in the USA.

Treks under $500 are made overseas in the Giant factory.

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Taiwan would be my guess as well. I recall having read somewhere (likely on these forums) that there is a huge factory there catering for almost all major brands (Giant, Bianchi, etc.).
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If I remember the factory in Taiwain making bikes for everyone is.......Giant. Back in the '80's they didint make bike with thier own name but they made them with everyone elses. There are many quality levels of Giant/Taiwain made frames.

As has been said, if a Bianchi has Campy on it (even non-Reparto Corsse models) it is made in Italy. Shimano components mean made in Taiwan.
With regard to the Treks, there are models made in the USA and there are models assembled in the USA using a Giant frame-they key is examining the stickers.

American made Treks, their bikes OVER $500 are made in Waterloo, Wisconsin. If you look at a Trek and look at the right chain stay on the better bikes, it will say it was assembled in the USA.

Treks under $500 are made overseas in the Giant factory.

Assembled and made are 2 different things. The Fords that are assembled in the US most of the parts come from Mexico and Canada

Assembled and made are 2 different things. The Fords that are assembled in the US most of the parts come from Mexico and Canada

Good grief....so you are going to call Trek out because they use Shimano components? :roflmao:

C'mon...

What bike mfg makes everything themselves and puts it all together themselves?

Look at the bright side...Trek owns Bontrager and as a result make a heckuva lot more of their components that most.

Ngateguy didn't make any reference at all to Shimano. He was only pointing out that "Assembled in USA" has nothing to do with where the frame was made.

Ngateguy didn't make any reference at all to Shimano. He was only pointing out that "Assembled in USA" has nothing to do with where the frame was made.

He also made no reference to frames, but did use an analogy to components.

Trek makes frames in Waterloo. Not the less expensive ones, but they also do not make the less expensive bikes there, either. I've been there.

Take a factory tour (www.trekbikes.com/difference/technology/en/#)

and hopefully the link will work...hit the button at the lower left of that page for the factory..

The reason why they say "assembled in America" is if they said "made" that would infer that the entire bike was made in the USA and that is not the case. Due to the Shimano components.

Really.

A good source of information was the bulletin board link on bianchiusa.com but the link is broken now. It currently links to pictures of the 2004 line of Bianchi bicycles. I don't think there is official Biachi USA support on the bulletin board, but there are knowledgable Bianchi owners.

I believe Cannondale's are handmade in the USA.

The reparto corso series are made in Italy, everything else is made in Taiwan.

Cannondales have been made here, but I wouldn't be shocked if that changes with their new owners. They're very much about streamlining and cost cutting, from what I've read.

Isn't Specialized made in the US? Or assembled, I don't know. Sorry to diverge, but since you guys are mentioning other brands...

Austin

B1105,

I was in the local Bianchi dealer yesterday, the 2004 Giro model, which is not A reparto course model, is made in Italy. By the way, the Giro model also has Shimano components so that goes against the shimano/taiwann campy/italy theory. What it comes down to is $$$$$$ and the exchange rates withy lire.

Specialized bikes are made either in China or Taiwan.

B1105,

I was in the local Bianchi dealer yesterday, the 2004 Giro model, which is not A reparto course model, is made in Italy. By the way, the Giro model also has Shimano components so that goes against the shimano/taiwann campy/italy theory. What it comes down to is $$$$$$ and the exchange rates withy lire.

I was looking at the bianchi's before and the guy at our LBS told me that the lower priced biachi's are made in taiwan and the higher priced biachi's are made in italy regardless if the components are shimano or campagnolo. You can have campy parts but are the low end components and likewise with shimano. You can buy bianchi's from different dealers that are made in italy not only in reparto corse. Make sure you look at the frame where it's made and check what the components are in terms of their level in their respective brands. I TOTALLY AGREE WITH MIAMIJIM.

Price is irrelevant to where a Bianchi is "ASSEMBLED". The Giro is Italian. The Vigorelli(which is more expensive), is Taiwanese. They simply produce bikes in different parts of the world. The Europeans like Campy. Most westerners ride Shimano. It's simply a location vs. cost thing, in my opinion. You can build a bike for less money in Taiwan. You can also ship it to the US easier from Taiwan. It doesnt mean one is better than the other. It just means you can produce it cheaper. It's just good business sense. Ive never felt one ounce of difference in a bike, based on where it was assembled. There are good and bad, no matter where they are built.

Except for the Reparto Corse line everything else is made in TAIWAN for the 2004 Bianchi models.
The reason being there's been upgrades on some models for the '04 - like the Eros for instance: now much lighter with the Reynolds 631 steel, etc. And the Taiwanese paint is better than the italian paint according to an spokesman. So, they were able to make improvements on many models by still keeping costs down.
Note: Info. provided by a Bianchi USA rep.
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