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The 2012 Red Hook Crit Milano Competitors List

The competitors list for the forthcoming Red Hook Crit Milano has been announced. Head over now to see who will gunning for it and make your pick for the champion. Anyone got a good guess?

Red Hook Crit Milano Posters

The 2012 Red Hook Crit Milano is almost here. Are you ready?

Check out one more poster for the event below.

The 2012 Red Hook Crit Milano is On!

So yeah, the Red Hook Crit Milano sign up came and went (sorry for not posting that up) but a full roster means another packed year with an ever-increasing sense of competition. And with the prizes this year, there’s no wonder people will be gunning for it.

Check out the full shot of the 2012 Red Hook Crit Milano prize Vigorelli below, along with some other teasers!

Interbike 2012: Pegoretti

One of my favorite booths at Interbike this year was Dario Pegoretti‘s. Every time I walked past it, people were swarming to see the hand made steel masterpieces from Italy, rendering it almost impossible to get a clear photo of any of the frames. Since he had the only booth with hand-made track bikes in it, I had to get up close and personal with them.

While describing what makes Pegoretti Cicli’s work different from American builders, I overheard the rep say something to the effect of this: “Dario is from a long line of Italian frame builders. People who found a way to mix production with perfection. None of these American builders are capable of producing the quality and quantity as Dario…”

Arrogant? Sure. But hey, they’re Italian and with these bikes, it’s hard to argue otherwise.

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Avon Celli e L’Eroica

Since Tracko is in limbo right now, he can’t put up rad videos like this one by Ben Ingam about L’Eroica and Avon Celli.

Lino Messori: At the Speed of Heart

Luca from We Are Plus just launched the first trailer for a project called “At the Speed of Heart”. It features Italian builders Lino Messori and Paolo Chiossi (of Chiossi Cycles).

Mindmill: [397,27]

Here’s the full video from that teaser I posted a few weeks back. If you recall, 397,27 is the length of the Velodromo Maspes-Vigorelli. Thanks for sharing Marco!

Rouleur: Tommasini

Sometimes the day begins with a bunch of framebuilding posts and that’s the case this morning. I couldn’t pass up this article on Rouleur’s blog:

“When I started, the biggest problem was that in Grosetto there were no people who could work to give me a hand – I needed more people to increase production. I had to do it all myself, work the day and the night, weld and do everything. But I succeeded. At that time there were so many of us. The framebuilders back then were all really good, but with my bikes… Moser raced, and Freddy Maertens, and Cipollini. Marked or unmarked, those bikes were Tommasini, and that’s a really beautiful satisfaction. And I am still here today.” Irio Tommasini

Check out more here.

Dodici’s Got New Digs

Dodici just posted this up on their blog and I had to give it some love. Digging the new storefront guys. Wish I could be at the party! If you’re in the neighborhood, swing through!

Beautiful Bicycle: Dosnoventa Tokyo Carbon Fiber Track

We saw a few shots of the Dosnoventa track bikes in action during my Brooklyn Randomness post but I’ve been holding off on posting these photos up. Dosnoventa is a Barcelona-based company who have taken on making a track frame from the three materials of choice: carbon, steel and aluminum. The name translates to 290, or the bottom bracket height (29cm) for every bike in their line. The Tokyo is their carbon fiber model and this build was over-the-top to say the least. Rotor cranks, HED wheels and one bitchin’ paint job make this bike scream.

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