Giorgio Rinaldi, turning from his primary career as a furniture designer, developed this ultra short and upright bicycle design. Two tubes, about the size of stays, run from the seat cluster to the outside edges of the bottom bracket shell. The placement of these tubes are said to give the frame extra torsional rigidity. With the twin seat tubes design, the rear wheel can be moved forward --between the two tubes. The result is a wheel-base shortened by 6 full centimeters. The short chain stays allow six or eight fewer links in the drive chain. Head tube and seat tube angles are ultra steep: 77 to 78 degrees! This results in an extremely quick handling bicycle
Frame:
Rigi Spaziale Pista 55cm.
Fork/Headset:
Rigi Spaziale / Chris King GripNut
Crankset/Bottom Bracket:
MQuadro / Omas titanium
Pedals:
Mavic Zxellium Pro SL
Drivetrain/Cog/Chainring/Chain:
Sugino SSG 144 49T chainring / KMC x101 / Zodiac cog
Derailleurs/Shifters:
None
Saddle/Seatpost:
Fizik Volta R1 / Campagnolo Record Carbon
Front Wheel/Hub/Tire:
DRC KTC 380 / Sapim CX-Ray / Extralite Cyber SL / Veloflex
Rear Wheel/Hub/Tire:
DRC KTC 380 / Sapim CX-Ray / Victoire / Veloflex
Accessories:
Benotto bar tape
Bike History
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Added by das_spoon. Last updated over 6 years ago.
As of over 6 years ago, das_spoon has indicated that they no longer own this bike.
Latest 20 Comments
absolutely gorgeous. is the quill stem really carbon? I couldn't find any carbon quill stem (besides the ultra-rare WR Compositi). may I ask what color, specifically, you had it repainted?
Posted almost 7 years ago
Can I ask how you like the volta saddle? I usually ride an antares or antares versus but want something different for my track bike
Posted over 8 years ago
I'm such a sucker for cutouts at the trackends/dropouts. Hella sexy!
Posted almost 9 years ago
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RobCam says:
Nice bike! How does the lightweight wheelset build with the KTC380 rims hold up?
Posted almost 6 years ago
das_spoon says:
if your weight is more than 80kiols i wouldn't recommend these rims
Posted almost 6 years ago