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Rome wasn’t built in a day…
…and neither was Nicola’s bike. After waiting patiently, Nicola picked up his new frameset at Eroica this year. I just received the DVD of photos that he sent after taking a few rides, talk about bike porn. Only in Rome can you find a backdrop like that. A bow of gratitude to the photographer Martina Comuzzi ...
Another Day for Remebering
Closing out the chapter of my Magni-bike, I had yet another extraordinary opportunity to crash a party, this time at Madonna del Ghisallo Bike Museum in Como. Auro Bulbarelli was presenting his now famous biography of Magni, with the official presentation on the 27th of October at the museum. Mr. Magni wanted the bike that ...
Fiorenzo Magni, The Lion of Flanders, Cycling legend dies at 91
http://www.gazzetta.it/Ciclismo/19-10-2012/-morto-fiorenzo-magni-terzo-eroe-italiano-912949381070.shtml So sad to hear this news. My friend of fellow cohort Ivo was here at the shop yesterday talking with Sig. Magni as we were discussing the delivery of his custom bike to the Museo di Ghisallo next week, a day that was to be dedicated to presenting his biography: Magni, Il Terzo Uomo ...
Premio Torriani..talk about Eroica in one room!
Hey Folks, Last month, on the 7th of September, I was about as honored as a framebuilder-guy could get. I received a visit from my friend and old-school mechanic (for Gino Bartali) Ivo Faltoni months ago. He was passing by to give me a shout and bring me some flyers for his annual Ciclo Pellegrinaggio, ...
ExpoBici Padova 2012, archived!
Ciao Friends, Un breve entry per salutarVi e per ringraziare chi e’ venuto/a a trovarmi a Expobici Padova quest’anno. Come sempre, mi fa un enorme piacere a vedere amici e tanti Crisp ciclisti di anni passati e del futuro. Come potete immaginare, e’ una fatica bestia (non solo per me ma anche un impegno per ...
Cycle!
Dove inziare? Sono passati settimane (mesi) dall’ultimo entry nel blog. Un sacco di cose belle e divertente da raccontare, ma poco tempo per approfondimenti. Vado al sodo, altrimenti i telai accumulano delle ragnatelle intorno.. Ragazzi, sono rimasto stupito dal lavoro che ha messo sul mercato Edicicloeditore. Girando per il padiglion di ExpoBici di Padova, ho ...
Lennard Zinn talks about road disc brakes…
I receive many questions about road disc brakes and the pros and cons of such. This FAQ to Lennard Zinn of Velonews caught my eye and discusses some of the specific problems associated with discs on a road bike setup. As always, Lennard is thorough in his research and offers some insight into this subject. ...
Arriva la bufera di (Bianca) neve~~
Just when you think she can’t take it to the next level!! Un amico mi ha inviato una copia (giugno 2012) di MTB World, segnalandomi l’articolo basato sulle avventure della nostra carissima amica Ausilia Vistarini. Un bellissimo racconto delle sue esperienza all’Iditabike 2012. Clicca QUI per leggere l’articolo e troverai che mondo di fatica e ...
Sebastian’s custom MTB built (fork pending)
A quick shout out to Sebsatian from Germany for sending me his build on his new custom Crisp Ti MTB 29′er. Sebastian is concentrating on long endurance mtb races, TransAlps, and the likes. I wish him the best of luck and adventure on his new ride. Thanks for the photos, Sebastian, and keep us up ...
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