This was a former pro's bike with lots of creaks to prove it was sufficiently thrashed. The frame was stripped, repaired, polished, and powder-coated with copper candy to try to achieve the chromovelato look. The attempt wasn't too successful, but so what, the cutaway tubing is still pretty cool.
Frame:
Columbus Altec2 alloy
Fork/Headset:
Pavarin steel / Tange Techno-Glide
Crankset/Bottom Bracket:
Topline / Shimano BB-UN55
Drivetrain/Cog/Chainring/Chain:
Campy (53/39t) / Miche (9sp / 12-25t) / Wippermann Connex 908
Derailleurs/Shifters:
Campy Chorus 9sp
Saddle/Seatpost:
Cutter Cyclical / Miche Supertype
Brakes:
Campy Chorus
Front Wheel/Hub/Tire:
FSA RD-600 / Bontrager Race X Lite Pro (21mm)
Rear Wheel/Hub/Tire:
FSA RD-600 / Bontrager Race X Lite Pro (21mm)
Accessories:
Origin8 Torq Lite seat clamp / Lezyne CNC bottle cages
Added by diecycling. Last updated almost 10 years ago.
As of almost 10 years ago, diecycling has indicated that they no longer own this bike.
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CUMBOT says:
... stupid sexy frame...
Posted over 10 years ago