Just got a (very) unique italian custom built road bike

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  • VolodymyrSR
    VolodymyrSR Posts: 22
    The frame looks big.
    It does have a weird geometry. Seat tube 66cm, top tube 59cm.
    The seat height - handlebars height difference is 9cm.
    You cannot fit a rider taller than 195cm on this - top tube is the restriction. I am 188 and I use a 12cm stem. 195 rider will rise the seatpost by, say, 1.5cm, might be 2cm if he is rather long-legged. But that will make no difference to the general look which, I admit, is an odd one.
    By and large, the bike fits me well. why is the geometry like this? I can only guess. I assume the rider for whom it was designed did not like to have a huge height drop between his handlebars and seatpost.
  • Matthewfalle
    Matthewfalle Posts: 17,380
    Starting to look cool. Hat.

    If you could fit a negative stem and some more compact bars on there it would rock even more.

    Tape looks Euro cool.
    Postby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am

    De Sisti wrote:
    This is one of the silliest threads I've come across. :lol:

    Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honour :D
    smithy21 wrote:

    He's right you know.
  • VolodymyrSR
    VolodymyrSR Posts: 22
    Matthewfalle wrote:
    If you could fit a negative stem and some more compact bars on there it would rock even more.
    Thank you for the advice. I do feel like getting a negative stem.
    As for the handlebars, I need to ride another 300-500kms on these ones to decide whether I want to try compact
  • Matthewfalle
    Matthewfalle Posts: 17,380
    VolodymyrSR wrote:
    Matthewfalle wrote:
    If you could fit a negative stem and some more compact bars on there it would rock even more.
    Thank you for the advice. I do feel like getting a negative stem.
    As for the handlebars, I need to ride another 300-500kms on these ones to decide whether I want to try compact

    PLeasure to help any time

    Re stems - I use the -17 degree version of these: cheap, well made, stiff, light and look good. Maybe worth a go?


    https://www.planetx.co.uk/i/q/STPX3DF/p ... orged-stem
    Postby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am

    De Sisti wrote:
    This is one of the silliest threads I've come across. :lol:

    Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honour :D
    smithy21 wrote:

    He's right you know.
  • Matthewfalle
    Matthewfalle Posts: 17,380
    Some deep rim carbons will also look utterly lovely with tan wall tyres.
    Postby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am

    De Sisti wrote:
    This is one of the silliest threads I've come across. :lol:

    Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honour :D
    smithy21 wrote:

    He's right you know.
  • VolodymyrSR
    VolodymyrSR Posts: 22
    Matthewfalle wrote:
    Some deep rim carbons will also look utterly lovely with tan wall tyres.
    I wish my budget was that flexible
  • Matthewfalle
    Matthewfalle Posts: 17,380
    VolodymyrSR wrote:
    Matthewfalle wrote:
    Some deep rim carbons will also look utterly lovely with tan wall tyres.
    I wish my budget was that flexible


    Budgets are always flexible when it comes to deep rim carbons.

    Buy some. Buy some. Buy some. Buy some now. Buy some. Buuuuuuuuuyyyyyyyyy them. Buy them now.
    Postby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am

    De Sisti wrote:
    This is one of the silliest threads I've come across. :lol:

    Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honour :D
    smithy21 wrote:

    He's right you know.
  • Matthewfalle
    Matthewfalle Posts: 17,380
    Oh - and take that rubbish off the seat post
    Postby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am

    De Sisti wrote:
    This is one of the silliest threads I've come across. :lol:

    Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honour :D
    smithy21 wrote:

    He's right you know.
  • VolodymyrSR
    VolodymyrSR Posts: 22
    edited February 2018
    I ride on public roads in the Eastern Europe. I will not do so unless I want to commit suicide
  • Matthewfalle
    Matthewfalle Posts: 17,380
    Why?

    I ride on public roads and so does everyone else.

    Buy the wheels.
    Postby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am

    De Sisti wrote:
    This is one of the silliest threads I've come across. :lol:

    Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honour :D
    smithy21 wrote:

    He's right you know.
  • Matthewfalle
    Matthewfalle Posts: 17,380
    Will you at least buy the stem?
    Postby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am

    De Sisti wrote:
    This is one of the silliest threads I've come across. :lol:

    Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honour :D
    smithy21 wrote:

    He's right you know.
  • VolodymyrSR
    VolodymyrSR Posts: 22
    Because cycling in post Soviet countries is different from the one you are used to
    Buying the stem leads to changing to compact handlebars since the drop on these ones is too deep to lower it even more.
    Wheels are definitely out of question unless someone gifts me a wheelset:)
  • Matthewfalle
    Matthewfalle Posts: 17,380
    VolodymyrSR wrote:
    Because cycling in post Soviet countries is different from the one you are used to)

    Can’t be worse than cycling in the uk.

    Britain. It’s not that great.
    Postby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am

    De Sisti wrote:
    This is one of the silliest threads I've come across. :lol:

    Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honour :D
    smithy21 wrote:

    He's right you know.
  • VolodymyrSR
    VolodymyrSR Posts: 22
    Ha-ha!
    There are no cycle paths here at all. And the existance of road surface is not to be taken for granted.
    Go to google images and search "roads in ukraine"
    Are u still sure that UK is that bad? :)
  • VolodymyrSR
    VolodymyrSR Posts: 22
    We are still alive.
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