My Passoni…

fiks":1768l0rd said:

All black and/or coloured tyres are ugly!

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I totally agree

fiks":1768l0rd said:

I'm short so I also ride a small sized frame, but I think a bike with a small frame don't look good, the proportions are not right. The best looking bike has to have a frame size about 56-58cm, imho.

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That's why for small frames, the 650 wheels could be a solution for keeping a nice geometry, but the saddle and the bar became too big. But, whane I have received this bke, I could see that small frames with classic geometry could be nice. The more I see these geometry, the more I hate sloping frame on road. But some brands has found some elegant solution for small frames… I've got 1989 48cm C'dale bike too, but it's another project…

fiks":1768l0rd said:

It's just me perhaps but those forks are horrible the unicrown and the non-tapering fork blades are just so wrong

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Sorry
At this time, Passoni only did 2 frameset : the more expensive top titanio with a steel classic look (tapered and curved blades) and the prima titanio… mine. I have chance to find a prima, not a top…
I saw a top titanio on ebay last month : this
But did you have saw the price… glup ! :?

:shock: wow, i just shat myself......that thing is ssooooo nice

Now, the passoni is riden…
So magic feelings…












(I have never seen this titanium crank. Bought in US ebay, if someone knows the brand ?)

looks nice...
but you really need another headset... perhaps king ti?
whats about black brake lever hoods?

newsboy":2lq7327j said:

looks nice...
but you really need another headset... perhaps king ti?
whats about black brake lever hoods?

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90% of the bike is titanium, it's enough !
Aluminum headset gives a little contrast, and the design of the Mavic works fine with the delta brakes. Gary Turner was against this headset, but whan he saw it in front of him last friday, he changed his mind and agreed with it
Black lever hoods ? No! I really wanted them "amber" . Retro design, and works fine too with the white bar tape.

Next evolution : tnt titanium hubs with ceramics rims. But I have to find bearings…

This is an awesome bicycle! -that chainset is :shock:
...Personally I love the amber hoods.

That's just gorgeous!

I particularly like the way it stands up all by itself. :shock:

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Really nice bike!! In my opinion everything looks fine but those pedals :roll:
So nice the pic of the rear showing the campy brake, it couldn´t go better any other!
Enjoy it!

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Retroboy":1rsta8kq said:

I particularly like the way it stands up all by itself. :shock:

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Titanium is magic…

trip":1rsta8kq said:

In my opinion everything looks fine but those pedals :roll:

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I like Egg beaters pedals for MTB but, I admit that for road riding, there's better system. The foot is too free
But it was for a full ti bike

Speedplay's would be nice... ?