I went out for a short road ride yesterday. I arrived on the scene just seconds after a man was hit while returning home on his bike. His face-down, contorted position was not a good sign. It makes me wonder why folks choose to ride on busy streets (and without a helmet). Some have few … Read more
Here’s a piece of journalism originally posted on Bikeradar.com, then reproposed on Cyclingnews.com. Enve (formerly Edge Composites) has been a supplier of wheels, forks, and other high-end components to Crisp Titanium since their beginning. I am proud to supply my custom titanium frames with these exclusive products and appreciate the R&D investment that they have … Read more
After quite a few weeks of dialogue between the Board of Directors of The Framebuilders’ Collective and the UCI (Union Cicliste Internationale), the TFC is proud to announce an agreement between the two entities which will facilitate certification for small-quantity bicycle frame builders. This announcement came via the UCI press release of May 03, 2011. … Read more
I had a spectacular weekend. My family and I were kindly invited to the Dario Pegoretti Raduno, a rally for Pegoretti owners which was organized by Nicola Vezzaro from Rome and some friends of the BDC Forum. When Dario told me that it was to be held in Asciano, a small hilltown near Siena (and … Read more
http:/www.youtube.com/watch?v=43pIsDDfQvcCome have fun with us! La Coppa Toscana riparte… 42 km di percorso misto, 1400m di dislivelli…non mancare! Per maggior informazione, clicca qui per il regolamento. See you there!
Some selected photos taken from Ausilia Vistarini’s blog: A Great athletic achievement to say the least. Ausilia is the first female Italian to finish the Iditarod Trail Invitational and she did it on a Crisp singlespeed snow bike. Sebastiano Favaro, her boyfriend and companion for the adventure, participated for the second time in this event, … Read more
Darren, sei grande! La bici e’ stupenda, e’ proprio come speravo che potesse essere. Comoda, precisa, stabile… ma anche reattiva e rigida. Ad alta velocita’ non ha nessuna reazione strana, assorbe benissimo tutte le asperita’ dell’asfalto. Freni, imposti la curva e sta come su un binario. Non si scompone mai, non salta, non impazzisce. Pero’ … Read more
Because this kind of stuff never happened when I lived in Mississippi… National champs Andy Schleck (multiple stages and 1st YR at Tour de France, Amstel gold, L-B-L) and Fabian Wegmann (Giro KoM) for Team Leopard/Trek. Mugged them as they were getting cash from the ATM. Nice guy AleJet, Alessandro Petacchi on his way to … Read more
The TFC website has been updated, folks. After a get-together at NAHBS in Austin, we were able to further develop our criteria for the website and discuss ways to implement our collective ideas. The first of these is a live forum where framebuilders (both novice and expert alike) can participate and use as a resource … Read more
Spesso la gente mi chiede, “eh Crisp, perche sei venuto in Italia? La vita dei sogni non e’ piu’ bella in america?” E io penso, perche devo sognare? Buona settimana…