Arteforma Unconventional Lab

A cycling treasure trove, a must-visit for professionals, amateurs, tourists, design-lovers... Having read other positive reviews online, I entered this shop on my first day in Torino with a half-formed idea of trying out bicycle touring: At the end of my week in the city I had a couple of days to get to Milan, and thought I'd try to do it by bike. I'd been researching the topic a bit online but am not a particularly experienced cyclist, having previously only cycled around cities. Stefano, the owner, was immediately extraordinarily helpful: renting me a fantastic (and beautiful) road bike, taking me out that very evening on a tour outside and around the city to get me used to the bike, giving tips on posture and technique, giving invaluable advice for my trip, and outfitting me with everything I needed: helmet, rear racks, panniers, lights, lock, spare inner tube, air pump, water bottle holders, even a water bottle as mine didn't fit the holder. He even arranged for me to leave the bike at the end of my trip in a shop in Milan, who would then post it back to him... All this with a genuinely kind, unpretentious, generous attitude, and for an exceptionally good price. One gets the sense of a staff motivated by a passion for what they do, and a desire to share this joy with others, be they connaisseurs, professionals, or true beginners. I checked out a few other bike shops in my week in the city, and all were good shops, but Arteforna/Ciclitorino is in another league entirely. Highly recommended.

Helped me out before North Cape 4000. Extremely knowledgeable, extremely helpful. Bikes looked lovely. Strongest recommendation. Many thanks!

Amazing bike shop. For road or gravel bike enthusiast its absolutely worth a visit. Very beautiful carbon, steel and titanium bikes for road and gravel. You can also rent the bikes for a good price. The shop is full of retro clothing and assecoires as well as modern stuff. The owner is a really friendly and helpful guy who has an awesome knowledge about bike tech and has also great adwise about the roads and cols around turino.

If you are in Turin, and have any interest in cycling you must visit Stefano at Ciclitorino. He designs and builds beautiful custom track, road, touring and cyclocross frames. In March he helped my girlfriend and I plan a tour from Turin to Venice, and rented us two of his bikes (and bike packing bags) for an exceptional price! The bikes were amazing for the trip! Stefano is building a very cool cycling community in Turin and I recommend everyone to visit!

We had a wonderful time renting bikes from here. If you like bikes it’s definitely worth a visit while in Torino!!