Bianchi teams up with insurer Bikmo Plus to provide year's free cover on top-end bikes (+ videos)

In what is being billed as a first for the UK, iconic Italian bike brand Bianchi has teamed up with insurer Bikmo Plus to offer 12 months’ free insurance cover on its high-end 2016 range – specifically, the Oltre XR2, Specialissima CV and Aquila CV models.

With the starting price of complete bikes in those models coming in at close to five grand, that's going to save you some money compared to sticking it on your existing home contents policy.

The Bianchi & Bikmo Plus Partnership will be launched at this week’s Cycle Show at the NEC in Birmingham and sees world’s longest continuously trading bicycle company team up with an insurer that launched just one year ago.

“For us, this partnership was a no brainer,” said Bikmo Plus CEO, David George. “Bianchi share many qualities with Bikmo Plus in terms of attention to detail, quality and answering the needs of cyclists.”

Bianchi, founded in Milan in 1885, added: “For 130 years, we’ve been making bicycles. We’ve had many firsts in racing and innovation, and giving our customers 12 months’ free insurance is another first for service.“

The launch of the partnership is accompanied by the following video, and there’s also a separate video explaining how the cover, underwritten by Hiscox, operates. Full details of Bikmo Plus’s policies can also be found on its website.

Bikmo Plus : Straight Talking Cycle Insurance from Bikmo on Vimeo.