Marinoni Sportivo

neiltb
neiltb Posts: 332
edited January 2012 in Your road bikes
Just picked this up today and got back for a 1/2 hr on it.

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Marinoni Sportivo, Columbus steel frame, carbon forks (alloy steerer)
Full Campy veloce, Khamsin wheels.

So far it's real nice, acceleration is what reall sets it apart from the old MTB eith slicks.
FCN 12

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  • FransJacques
    FransJacques Posts: 2,148
    From an MTB to that is a real treat! What's the total weight? What made you go for steel? Are you off to tackle the Donut ride next?
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  • neiltb
    neiltb Posts: 332
    hadn't heard of the donut ride until now but probably a bit extreme at the current level of fitness, maybe next year.

    Total weight, don't know, but sub 21lb. will take it to work and throw it on a scale at some point.

    Went for steel as the old MTB is steel and took a couple of Al bikes out but they just didn't excite, maybe I'm just getting old.
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  • dkyrtata
    dkyrtata Posts: 2
    I also bought a Marinoni Sportivo with a Shimano 105 groupset from a Toronto bike shop for $4100 (tax incl) in Aug/2011. It took 7 weeks to be built but it was worth the wait. It is the all-titanium version. Rides like a dream. I already got over 4000km on it. Not a single problem yet. Not even a flat. I am looking forward to the start of the 2012 season.
  • Ben6899
    Ben6899 Posts: 9,686
    This is a lovely bike, sir!

    Which aluminium bikes did you try? I have always found aluminium to be quite lively.
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  • dkyrtata
    dkyrtata Posts: 2
    I did not try any aluminum bikes. I always knew I wanted Titanium. I just did not know whether I wanted a road bike or another hybrid (i.e. a road bike with flat handlebars). My previous bike is an aluminum hybrid - And the one before that was a steel mountain bike. I favoured Titanium because I felt it would be an upgrade over aluminum. I was against carbon fiber because it is more fragile than any other material. I did not want to take a chance on dinging it while putting it in and out of the car. I only wish there was an option to have titanium forks instead of carbon, but I hear that titanium forks are hard to come by.

    I was told that Titanium is a lot smoother by absorbing the bumps. But when I first rode it I did not notice a huge difference. However, as the bike grew in on me, I do notice the difference, especially since I still use my aluminum bike. I found that during long rides, my body gets less fatigue with titanium.

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