Category: Custom Builds
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Pinarello FT-1
So, I had a CIOCC time trial bike, amazing bike, but it died (another story). Anyway, I needed something else if I was going to get back into doing TTs. I was pretty keen to get back to it, because there was a time when I really loved it. I had thought of repurposing one…
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Colnago C50 – My Experience
This is not just a C50 experience, maybe none of them are, the C50 experience comes off something else. It’s usually another Colnago experience. I got my first Colnago when I was at University, a 1983 Colnago Mexico; Azzuri with a Campagnolo 50th Anniversary groupset and singles. The guy I bought it off, wanted more…
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Colnago C64 PJBK
Brian visited us while he was on holidays and left with a great vibe. He came back a few months later and wanted to get a bike fitting and buy a Bianchi Infinito CV. Of course, Brian, no problem. Unfortunately there was a problem, our bike fitter was off sick and the Infinito was out…
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Colnago C68 HRBK
Luke had been in to see me a few times, thinking about getting a new bike to motivate him back into riding, something nice, something that would rekindle the flame.
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2012 Pinarello Catena
Pinarello released the Catena a few years ago as a kind of cool, maybe hipster, single speed bike, but it was a bit of a flop. Great looking frame, great heritage, great concept – Bianchi killed it with the alloy track bike! But, just a bunch of junk parts on the Catena out of the…