playing with fire: Mondonico, Pegoretti

[KnottedYet]

Waterford and Mondonico. (the Man himself measured Trek for this bike!)

I didn't get a good close-up, sorry Mimi, but I will tell you this is ONE GORGEOUS BIKE! And very light! and waaaaay too small for me, though I did try to ride it.

(dare I say it might even be as lovely as Flossie? )

[Trek420]

Waterford and Mondonico. (the Man himself measured Trek for this bike!)

The master is retired but his son will carry on, the third generation Italian builder I think.

I met his son then too, cute!! (If you like that kinda thing, dark Italian men, into bikes...).

Fear not TE gals, there will be more!!

I chose the chrome fork, we went for the look of "classic old steel bike with fancy new stuff".

I've seen them with matching carbon front fork and rear triangle...sweet!

Most are shocked when they pick it up that it's steel.

Of the off bikes my size (47 cm) I've tried take your pick of:
slanting top tube
toe overlap
smaller wheels or
some combo of any two.

Antonio himself said "it will have a slanting top tube is that ok?"

Well, he spoke Italian so it may have been "Am I really building this marvel of Italian engineering for that chubby 50 year old?"

anyway look at her next to Flossie...if the top tube slants I don't see it, full size wheels and NO toe overlap.

[mimitabby]

The master is retired but his son will carry on, the third generation Italian builder I think.

I met his son then too, cute!! (If you like that kinda thing, dark Italian men, into bikes...).

Fear not TE gals, there will be more!!

I chose the chrome fork, we went for the look of "classic old steel bike with fancy new stuff".

I've seen them with matching carbon front fork and rear triangle...sweet!

Most are shocked when they pick it up that it's steel.

Of the off bikes my size (47 cm) I've tried take your pick of:
slanting top tube
toe overlap
smaller wheels or
some combo of any two.

Antonio himself said "it will have a slanting top tube is that ok?"

Well, he spoke Italian so it may have been "Am I really building this marvel of Italian engineering for that chubby 50 year old?"

anyway look at her next to Flossie...if the top tube slants I don't see it, full size wheels and NO toe overlap.

wow, thanks for sharing your story. I know Antonio made this frame, but he didn't make it expressly for me. Yes, I love dark, Italian men (to look at) I would have loved to have met them. I actually have an address for their shop and might look them up when we're in Italy next. What do you mean
"of the off bikes my size"
so do you have toe overlap or smaller wheels? I am not clear on that.

[Trek420]

mimitabby "What do you mean
"of the off bikes my size""

I mean like Trek, Cannondale, Specialized...my old namesake Trek had full size wheels and steeply sloped top tube....not that there's anything wrong with that, it was a nice bike.

"so do you have toe overlap or smaller wheels? I am not clear on that."

I tend to not take sharp fast turns but I've noticed no toe overlap and those are full size wheels! I think it's more of a cyclecross issue.

Knott, you're about 5'8"? I'm 5'1" look at the wheels side by side, both full size

Not that there's anything wrong with 650 wheels.

Antonio used to come to the states every other year, visit the shops that carry his bikes and you could meet him, he'd measure you for a bike. Maybe his son will do this too?

If you want "chairman Bill", the Torelli importer co. owners e-mail adress to ask about this, let me know.

Check the website if he's doing this the schedule will be there but if that bike fits .... I'd get it!

[mimitabby]

Trek, You are only 5'1"!? I didn't realize that. Well, the bike i am looking at is a 48cm (my Bianchi is a 49cm and I am almost 3" taller than you. So I start to obsess..)
Do you have little feet?

[Trek420]

7.5 in most shoes
38-39 in bike shoes

at times when my bike's been in the shop Chris puts me on a 50 cm Della Santa (he'll swap the stem so I can reach, such a great guy!)

uh oh, here's another bike

www.dellasanta.com

[mimitabby]

oh good, average feet!

Thank you for all your help.

[KnottedYet]

Trek, You are only 5'1"!? I didn't realize that. Well, the bike i am looking at is a 48cm (my Bianchi is a 49cm and I am almost 3" taller than you. So I start to obsess..)
Do you have little feet?

yeah, she's a shrimp. A shrimp with biiiiiig feet....

(oh, wait, no, she's a squid. A giiiiiiiiiiant squid!)

Knot-being-naughty

[KnottedYet]

Whoa, Mimi! Check this out!