Wilier Mortirolo

dabber

After a bit of prevaricating and debating I finally pushed the button and bought this Wilier Mortorilo (2010) today. I saw it last weekend at Cycle Surgery at Chertsey. It was in their sale and advertised as a Mortirolo Mirage. When I inspected it I found that some of the groupset were at an upgraded level.
The front Derailleur was a Record, the rear Derailleur was a Veloce as were the brakes and crankset... so very nearly a Mortirolo Veloce... only R7 wheels though and Mirage levers. The price was excellent (I think... ) £1150.

Unfortunately it's p*ssing down with rain at the moment and I'm just staring at it lovingly! :oops: I do need to change the tyres though.









Frame - Mortirolo, Full Carbon
Fork - Mortirolo, Full Carbon
Headset - Ritchey Comp
Rear Hub - Fulcrum R7
Front Hub - Fulcrum R7
Spokes - Fulcrum R7
Rims - Fulcrum R7
Tire - CST RIGIDA 700-23c Steel bead non-folding
Shift Levers - Mirage 10 Speed
Front Derailleur - Record
Rear Derailleur - Veloce
Cassette - Miche 11-25
Chain - KMC
Crankset - Veloce Ultra-torque 50/34
Bottom Bracket - Veloce Ultra-torque
Seatpost - Ritchey Carbon
Seat - Selle Italia XR
Bar - Ritchey Alu
Stem - Ritchey Comp
Grips -GIST
Brakes - Veloce
Brake Levers - Mirage

nicensleazy

Nice pics....nice looking bike!

Elio

Great looking bike, molto bello! And very lucky with those components

ashleymp777

I've recently bought a similar bike and found that the stem was way too long.I ended up putting a 90mm on it instead. Would be interested to find out how you get on with it when you finally get out on it.

Lovely bike BTW!

leeroy72

Nice bike mate 8)

dabber

Thanks for the positive comments. TBH, when I saw it last Saturday i knew I had to have it but still went away to ponder. Obviously it's very much in standard form at the moment (other than the supplied upgrades I mentioned earlier) and I need to get riding it before I make any decisions. I've put my current Shimano A520 pedals on at the moment.

The test ride I had was very enjoyable despite the rain... it seems very responsive.

ashleymp777... The current stem is 110 and that seems a good fit for me.

a_n_t

Nice bikes. prefer the paint job on mine though tbh!

dabber

Thanks a_n_t. I just had a look at yours... Very nice 8)

"Beauty is in the eye of the beholder" so I hear tell.

Lagavulin

Definitely prefer the pre-2009 Mortirolo paint jobs (it's the top tube that spoils it for me) but for £1,100 I think you've got an utter bargain there. Full carbon frame, fork and steerer and a nice geometry etc.

tlw1

love mine

dabber

Lagavulin wrote:

but for £1,100 I think you've got an utter bargain there. Full carbon frame, fork and steerer and a nice geometry etc.

Thanks... yes, it seems that way to me. I was originally considering a Laveredo or perhaps a La Triestina. So when this Mortorilo was available for the same money as a La Triestina it seemed too good to miss.

Anyway, I left it at home yesterday for what turned out to be a fairly muddy club run... good decision as the backroads were very slippery so not a good day to get used to it.
But today... I had my first proper run on it. A nice circuit of about 40 miles. The bike felt very nice.. very responsive. Getting used to a Compact rather than my current Triple seemed pretty straightforward. Very positive changes front and back.

Towards the end I realised that the seatpost had slipped a bit so sorted that out.
Can't wait to get out again.

leejdavies

Love it. Just had my '08 frame replaced (defect in the white paint) to the '10 version. I don't like it as much but still love it.

@ a_n_t: How's your paint holding up? Mine was like REALLY gone off milk after 15 months

Lagavulin

leejdavies wrote:

Love it. Just had my '08 frame replaced (defect in the white paint) to the '10 version. I don't like it as much but still love it.

First Mortirolo I've heard of suffering from paint fade. Knew it was fairly widespread on Izoards - had my 2008 Izoard replaced under warranty due to the top tube and down tube looking like a custard cream by mid-2009.

a_n_t

leejdavies wrote:

@ a_n_t: How's your paint holding up? Mine was like REALLY gone off milk after 15 months

Not had a problem with it, still as white as the day I got it.