Pegoretti Duende For Sale
So, just to be clear on my Pegoretti sale, here’s the deal… Standard geometry 56cm Pegoretti Duende in ‘ABVD’ paint finish – sold as built in the picture above minus wheels, pedals and saddle for £2850, or as frameset with bottle cages and seatpost for £2100 (it cost me £2750 to import the frameset alone). … Read more
Friday Bike Lust
An Enigma? *rubs eyes* Yup, really. Aside from that damn fugly crank (and the Ritchey stem), ain’t it pretty though?…
Bike Crit-ique: Zav’s Enigma
Zav has sent a bike in before – this time it’s his winter build… “Here is the winter bike I have just ‘Pimped up’ – so much that it actually makes me wonder if will get back on the main bike post winter… I would say that some of your comments on other bikes have … Read more
Bike Crit-ique – Francis’ ‘dale
Francis sent me a pic of his bike a little over a week ago – a brief window of time to myself on my training camp means I can finally get around to posting it! Apologies for the wait Francis. First up, here’s the spec list: Frame: 2010 Cannondale Supersix Hi-Mod Size 58 – … Read more
How To…
…make a good bike look awful. That spacer stack. The Easton post and 3T stem. The white stripe on the 3T stem and the red bit on the Easton post when every other detail is yellow. The silver saddle rails when everything that’s not yellow is black. Taking a picture of a bike when it’s … Read more
When it’s Right, You’ll Know…
Regular readers and folk who know me won’t need to be reminded about the number and range of bike fittings I’ve had, or about the chopping and changing I do on bike components. But it’s all for good reason, eventually. Each of my different fittings have resulted in different advice and suggestions, with wide-ranging reasons … Read more
Lugs to Lightweights – Episode 7: What Ifs & Yeah Buts
Frame builder chosen? Check. Deposit paid? Check. Colour palette chosen? Check. No really, I have! And no, I’m not telling. Now to spec up the kit… I thought this bit would be easy, but as time ticks by I’m wondering how many potential new developments will surface in time for me to make informed decisions, … Read more
