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The new Bianchi Oltre RC: genuine 'aerovolution' or next-level marketing hyperbole?

Bianchi Oltre RC
(Image credit: Bianchi)

Yesterday Bianchi proclaimed “Aerovolution is now”. What prompted it to splash such a bold portmanteau across its website? The glitzy launch of the Oltre RC, the storied Italian marque's first hyperbike, that's what.

In order to go beyond the realm of the ordinary superbike, the all-new Oltre RC - which is the first complete frame/component platform designed and manufactured entirely by Bianchi according to the brand - is claimed to be an “unprecedented” aero bike.

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