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@conquistador
My full beater bike is for sale, cue the music
Frame has been stickered by Shorter cycles but was bought in from Italian manufacturer. The oversized downtube has a noticeable affect at increasing stiffness but a 1" steerer makes it an unusual design. British threaded BB and stamped under shell - 'Made in Italy'
I had it built up as a nicer bike and was 7kg but after locking up in Bristol too many times the paint got chipped and dinged twice. I was going to repaint but swapped wheels and cockpit to make a beater, the lack of colour is deliberate, the Ambrosio logo always bugged me. Can be ridden hard without feeling flex (70kg rider), wheels are inferior but high spoke count and deeper rims are needed for the atrocious roads of central Bristol.
55cm Top x 58cm Seat (Centre to tope of tube)
Ambrosio 1" threadless carbon fork - 23cm alloy steerer
Cane Creek VP Comp 1.0" black headset
Selcof 27.2mm seatpost
Selle Italia Gel saddle
ITM Pro 260 40cm drops
Tektro Cyclocross lever
Genetic 170mm black 144 cranks
Shimano 107mm BB
Stronglight 50T Chainring
Condor 20T Sprocket
Quando generic front QR wheel
Xero lite rear flip flop track wheel
Ribmo tyres (Endure skidding well)
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