EDIT: Photobucket have fucked up this and many other threads on here! Here are 2 pics that I've rescued, my bike and another frame (since sold to Germany) there is another Pesenti Fly on pg 4!
I've not ridden it far- 30 mins today and thats it, 1st impressions are very good, very very good!
I'm off tomorrow but I doubt that i'll get chance to ride it- However I've got 3 days off next week to divide between this & my Harry Quinn that I've just finished refurbing. Can't wait!
Nice bike CTK. Cool "pistachio" colour and smooth welds, and the group looks timeless (slim crank lines etc). Did you build those Ambrosio Zenith hubs on Open Pro's yourself?
Nice bike CTK. Cool "pistachio" colour and smooth welds, and the group looks timeless (slim crank lines etc). Did you build those Ambrosio Zenith hubs on Open Pro's yourself?
I wish I had the ability to build a set of wheels! However, I actually got these from ebay for quite a bit cheaper than I could source the parts individually.
I really like the colour too. I was aiming for a timeless look I suppose- deliberately avoiding carbon components and going for a classic looking wheels. The paint & finish is fantastic, it has that glow that Kleins have!
"Mr. Pesenti was the head designer for Cinelli for 25 years. In that time he build frames for many different riders - none of which was labelled under his own name. His most famous piece of work was the Cinelli Laser...
...Anyway after leaving Cinelli Pesenti had his own shop for some years where he build the Pesenti Fly. It was made out of aluminium-beryllium tubes. I have one similar to the one Pantani used at L'Alpe d' Huez. Mine is 55cm x 55cm and the weight is 1080g. I would imagine that Pantanis was below 1000g given the fact that I am much heavier than he was and the frame was build with different diameter tubes according to rider weights. At that time that was really light. Now Mr Pesenti works as head designer for Mizuno."