Originally Posted by the_don

Because it'll help keep the Pistadex high and keep the economy afloat??

Kilo has just as good, if not better components and has a lugged fork.

Frame quality will be very little difference. The Kilo is cheaper because it is a small company importing from tawainese factory with little overheads compared to Bianchi who have much larger overheads (importing the frame made in the same factory in Taiwan as the Kilo), which is then sold through bike shops or again through an importer for countries where they don't have a presence.

Most bikes come out of the factories in Taiwan. Kinesis is a big one that supplies a lot of companies, they order slightly different geometries and setups, but the end result is a lot of very similar bikes.