Welcome to the party..premium beer courtesy of Sean at Vertigo Cycles. Here’s a custom Pegoretti, note the new carbon fork on these frames. These were developed in-house by Dario to exceed the standards of torsional stiffness found on typical carbon forks. Dario explains that today’s carbon forks are very rigid longitudinally, but their weakness comes … Read more
After flying into Houston and a quick visit with Mom, I hit the road in the rental car for Austin. There are some places along the way that really are in a vacuum. This building propelled me to stop off and pinch a…I mean snap a shot. Nothing like a good, reliable tobacco, right? And … Read more
As many of you are aware, The North American Handmade Bike Show just concluded in Austin, Texas. I took the long plane ride back to the homeland to check it out and to meet up with some old friends and colleagues of The Frame Builders’ Collective. No doubt, the bikes are always works of art. … Read more
OMG, credo che e’ l’opinione piu’ prescisa che ho visto finora. If you want to see the current state of affairs of recent Italian politics summed up exquisitely, this is the video for you:
Their bags are packed. Their race provisions deposited at the three checkpoints along the route. All they can do now is set off for the adventure. Check out Ausilia’s blog as well as Sebastiano’s blog for all the updates of her extrordinary trek across Alaska and the Iditabike Challenge. Also have a look at the … Read more
Tante cose, tutte insieme alla “casa” Crisp. Sto completando un nuovo progetto dello sterzo “oversized” che mi permette di usufrire il sistema InSet della casa Chris King. Ormai, sono diversi anni che sono scritto OEM con la King e offro tutti i loro prodotti dai cuscinetti/serie sterzo ai mozzi e ruote costruite su misura. L’InSet … Read more
This is Melissa Kern. She’s been riding for Crisp Titanium for almost three years now. Other than placing on the podium in the 2007 mtb Nationals, she’s been riding her Crisp custom 26er all the way to the New Jersey State Championship No.1 ranking. I’m super-proud of Melissa and her accomplishments. She’s got grit and … Read more
Here’s a link to a quick video that I made while working on the bikes for Ausilia Vistarini and Sebastiano Favaro. The are two great friends and are supported Crisp riders. They are embarking on the Iditabike Challenge in Alaska (http:/www.alaskaultrasport.com/alaska_ultra_home_page.html) in just a few days. Sebastiano is leaving on the 18th of February to … Read more
Just a test run with the blog. I’m new at this stuff, so don’t be scared if you see something out of the ordinary. Looking for some comments and critiques. Hope you enjoy! Here’s a picture of Carlo Alberto Venturelli, tearing it up! And Ausilia…sempre con un bel sorriso che, per me, e un premio … Read more