Alfa Romeo Bike - Pretty but rubbish components

MADJEZ

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Spotted on Alfa stand at the Festival of Speed.
Thought it looked really pretty, shame about the spec. Apparently these are about £500 !!

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In the words of the great Jeremy Clarkson : "You're not a petrolhead until you've owned an Alfa".

I'm worried about reliability though. Good thing it doesn't have electric gears or anything.
 
The wheels are quite pretty. I like alternative lacing designs. Sure, they may not be as effective as the traditional 3 cross lacing, but they look interesting, and on a bike that's not being thrown off 6 foot drops, the loss of strength is of little importance.

The frameset though, looks like a £150 B'twin hybrid from Decathlon.
 
being the proud, yes I did say proud, owner of an alfa that will cost me my very last penny, I would not go anywhere near that.

someone pass the eyebleach
 
02gf74":1pkotqsy said:
it looks as shit as the lamborghini bikes sold by Tesco. (or was it argos?)

My other half has a Lambo bike (from Amazon). It's not that bad for a BSO, it's better built/spec than a low end Apollo/Raleigh for the same money.
 
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