Italian bike manufacturer Wilier Triestina celebrates its 110th year with a special edition of Zero.6. The bike’s frame has a claimed weight of 680 grams. Only 200 bikes will be produced.

The bike is equipped with Campagnolo Super Record EPS 11-speed drivetrain, Campagnolo Shamal Mille wheelset, Ritchey Superlogic components, Selle Italia SLR Nabuk saddle, and Vittoria Open CX 700×23 tires.

Other drivetrain options are available and the UK prices are

  • Campagnolo Super Record (£6,999)
  • Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 (£7,699)
  • SRAM Red eTap (£7,699).

The buyers of the bike will also receive a Montegrappa writing instrument. Montegrappa is an Italian manufacturer of luxury writing instruments and watches based in the North-East of Italy.

Wilier Triestina Zero.6 2016
Wilier Triestina Zero.6 2016

The Italian manufacturer announces:

“Our adventure started in Bassano del Grappa, Italy. It was 1906. For 110 years we have been actors and spectators in an unprecedented host of political, social, and industrial changes. 110 years that have seen our frames continuously evolve. This evolution, in 2016, has reached an important milestone: the creation of our Zero.6. A bicycle 110 years in the making. The ultra-light racing frame is unique, elegant, and technologically superior.”

“Weighing only 680 grams and produced in 200 numbered units, it comes accompanied by a prestigious Montegrappa signed writing instrument.”

“A centenarian brand from Bassano del Grappa, Italy, Montegrappa is one of the most famous and prestigious companies producing absolute jewels for writing. The Miya Carbon pen that comes with the Zero.6 is a special edition created specifically to celebrate our 110th anniversary. They are thus a collector’s combination, produced in limited edition, to exalt the values that have propelled us and Montegrappa to the top of the high-end manufacturing world scene.”

Wilier Triestina Zero.6 Trailer

The new Zero.6 celebrates 110 years of Wilier Triestina history

Wilier Triestina

Wilier Triestina is founded in 1906 by Pietro Dal Molin in Bassano del Grappa, Italy. They are now based in Rossano Veneto, Italy.

The company got its start in a modest workshop on the banks of the river Brenta in San Fortunato by Pietro Dal Molin from Bassano del Grappa, Italy in the summer of 1906.

The company name originated as an acronym for the phrase “W l’Italia liberata e redenta”, where the W is an abbreviation for “Viva!” (Long live Italy, liberated and redeemed). Triestina comes from the name of the city of Trieste. When Wilier was founded, Trieste was not part of Italy; the name ‘Wilier Triestina’ reflected a patriotic desire for it to be rejoined (see notes 1).

The famous Italian cyclist Fiorenzo Magni rode Wilier bikes in his 1948 Giro d’Italia win as well as his 1949 and 1950 Tour of Flanders wins.

Marco Pantani rode the 1997 Tour de France on a Wilier.

More recently the UCI World Champion Alessandro Ballan and runner-up Damiano Cunego rode Wilier bicycles to victory in the 2008 UCI Road World Championships.

Notes

  1. On June 30, 1946, less than a year after the end of World War II, during the 12th stage of the Giro from Rovigo to Trieste, some anti-Italian activists who wanted Trieste to be part of the newly-formed Yugoslavia stopped the Giro 2 km east of the village of Pieris, nearly 40km before the finish line. The activists blocked the road with cement blocks and threw stones and nails at the riders. The Giro organization had already decided to declare the stage end in Pieris and neutralized the general classification for the day, but some of the riders, led by the Trieste-born Giordano Cottur who was a rider at the Wilier-Triestina team, insisted on riding to Trieste anyway. This was the first Giro and the first Grand Tour that both Italian legends Fausto Coppi and Gino Bartali were opponents on separate teams. Bartali was the overall victor.

Sources

M. Özgür Nevres

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  1. We love Wilier bikes. They are ultra-lightweight and innovative, made with the best materials and advanced engineering. The company’s mission is to provide the finest bicycles in the world, and we think they are on track to do that with their bikes. They take pride in the racing heritage of their bikes, and the rich Italian heritage of their company. Wilier bikes are some of the best bikes available, especially their Filante SLR and Zero SLR.

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