Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Catching up...

I have lots of catching up to do here! Despite my absence, Riordon Cycles has been very busy over the last few months.

I made this race bike as a sort of tribute. The very special color of this bike matches a legendary, if forgotten, manufacturer in Italy named "Legnano". Legnano sponsored a team which kicked-off the careers of the most iconic cyclists in history: Alfredo Binda, Gino Bartoli and Fausto Coppi. They all rode Legnano bikes, scoring victories in the Giro, the tour de France, the World championships. In addition, multiple world hour records were set on these machines (see more here).

My intention here is not to make a copy or a vintage racing machine, but to capture the spirit of the original. This is a pure racing machine: quick, agile, stiff and light.








3 comments:

Scott Washburn said...

Simply stunning Ben - well done!!

Riordon Cycles said...

grazie Scott

Brian Peck said...

Love the color, very Cool!