I make custom bicycles by hand, one at a time. My production is limited and my time is valuable to me. I work with clients all over the world who trust me to build them a custom bicycle. Their enjoyment, but most of all, their safety, depends on the quality of my work. I don’t … Read more
I met the Brothers’ Pegoretti years ago. It was Milano in the early 90’s. I vaguely recall a classical guitarist noodling away in their display booth at the expo. I was really drawn to their stand, made of flat 10/10 panels of acciaio, the stuff that the Pegoretti’s know best. Bikes, music, animated Italians discussing … Read more
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L’uomo del titanio 8 dicembre 2014 Reprinted with permission from the website: http:/www.ilcastiglionese.com/ Mark Crisp è di Houston. La città soprannominata Space City da quando è diventata ,nell’ormai lontano 1958, sede della NASA, è anche la metropoli del petrolio e delle industrie aeronautiche. Ma non sono i missili e nemmeno gli aerei, ne tantomeno i barili … Read more
Hey, Back in the shop after a month-long battle with pneumonia. I’m still not sure who won the battle, but at least I’m still mulling around and showing signs of life. I’ve been wanting to post some pictures and finally have some energy to get behind the computer and upload some images. Here is a … Read more
Ciao Amici, sono 10gg che sono in balia della polmonite. 10gg senza tagliare tubi. 10 gg senza rispondere telefono o email. 10 gg senza una birra (chi e’ che sostiene che non esistono miracoli..). Dolori dappertutto. Oggi riesco a star qui, d’avanti questo computer malappena. faccio breve. Ogni tanto la vita inerviene per darti qualche … Read more
Hey Cycling Bothers and Sisters.. Another quick entry, which deserves way more time than I can currently dedicate. Time-warping way back to last December I had the privilege to participate in a titanium shootout for Bicycling Magazine. I was asked to supply as custom titanium frame for the guns of the Editor-at-Large and accomplished author, … Read more
Hey Y’all, Hope you’re off to a great 2013! As you can see, I’ve been tooling around in the interwebs and cobbled together a new website. Sorry for you folks with Apple/Mac products about the delay. About 8 years ago, I made the mistake of listening to a programmer friend who told me that Flash … Read more
…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 … Read more
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 … Read more