Wilier Toni Bevilacqua 2012

vermin
vermin Posts: 1,739
edited August 2012 in Commuting chat
I saw this in a bike shop today. It's unbelievably gorgeous, but is it any good?

wilier-toni-bevilacqua-2012-single-speed-bike.jpg

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  • Santa cruzing
    Santa cruzing Posts: 157
    It is stunning, one of the best looking fgss on the market

    I think they had one in Camden cycle surgery on my last trip up that big smoke. I did stop and stare for a moment whilst thinking about a sunny sunday ride to the pub.....

    Though the eyelets on the fork Seem out of place.
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  • SimonAH
    SimonAH Posts: 3,730
    Ooo, that is strornary pretty, needs a Brooks Swift or Swallow though.
    FCN 5 belt driven fixie for city bits
    CAADX 105 beastie for bumpy bits
    Litespeed L3 for Strava bits

    Smoke me a kipper, I'll be back for breakfast.
  • SimonAH
    SimonAH Posts: 3,730
    Edit. Has that just got interrupter levers like the Coopers? Not good that. Form WAY over function. Job one would be swapping out for hoods or bullhorns with tri levers. WTF do they do this? No brakes available when in the drops at full chat and poor ones when on the tops and pootling? Stoopid IMO.
    FCN 5 belt driven fixie for city bits
    CAADX 105 beastie for bumpy bits
    Litespeed L3 for Strava bits

    Smoke me a kipper, I'll be back for breakfast.
  • vermin
    vermin Posts: 1,739
    Not sure it's actually meant to be ridden.
  • Koncordski
    Koncordski Posts: 1,009
    It's a beautiful frame with horrible bars. Easily fixed.
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,660
    I have come to the conclusion I have different taste to other people.
    _
  • rubertoe
    rubertoe Posts: 3,994
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    I have come to the conclusion I have different taste to other people.

    Weirdo
    "If you always do what you've always done, you'll always get what you've always got."

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  • clarkey cat
    clarkey cat Posts: 3,641
    a mate test rode one of these recently and said the bars were a real PITA and hasnt gone for it
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  • jonny_trousers
    jonny_trousers Posts: 3,588
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    I have come to the conclusion I have different taste to other people.

    No, there's at least two of us.
  • rjsterry
    rjsterry Posts: 29,993
    Is it just the geometry, or is that a rather small frame?
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,660
    rjsterry wrote:
    Is it just the geometry, or is that a rather small frame?

    S'what my bikes look like.

    So yes. Small frame.
    _
  • vermin
    vermin Posts: 1,739
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    I have come to the conclusion I have different taste to other people.
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    S'what my bikes look like.

    Yeah, weirdo.
  • jonny_trousers
    jonny_trousers Posts: 3,588
    Unless you're going to enter retro style track events I just don't see the point. It's going to be an uncomfortable bike, and as it's a reproduction, it's not that sexy.
  • sketchley
    sketchley Posts: 4,238
    Do Not Like. Powder blue yuk!
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  • edhornby
    edhornby Posts: 1,741
    those bartop brake levers are fine if you ride fixed, I have one on my fg commuter on the front, never had any issues myself, I can see why they would be a nightmare for freewheel tho

    I can't understand why people persist with quill stems, that one looks really short....
    "I get paid to make other people suffer on my wheel, how good is that"
    --Jens Voight
  • Gussio
    Gussio Posts: 2,452
    The frame looks alright, but doesn't stand out as anything special compared to loads of other retro-style frames. Bars look naff and I don't understand why you would pair deep-section rims with a retro-style frame. Would look cool with better bars and a pair of handbuilts using Open Pro's.

    Powder blue is soooo 2011 :wink:
  • mudcow007
    mudcow007 Posts: 3,861
    im still wondering what colour to do my vintage frame

    i reckons pale green like a pistachio

    with brown leather tape to go with my brookes saddle (courtesy of mr clarkey cat)
    Keeping it classy since '83
  • rjsterry
    rjsterry Posts: 29,993
    edhornby wrote:
    I can't understand why people persist with quill stems, that one looks really short....

    Because they don't look like bits of scaffolding is why. That one is a bit short, but I have a lovely 130mm 3TTT stem for when I finally get round to building up the Mercian.
    1985 Mercian King of Mercia - work in progress (Hah! Who am I kidding?)
    Pinnacle Monzonite

    Part of the anti-growth coalition

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