Craig
Joined: 12 Jan 2004
Posts: 591
3/31/19 12:58 AM |
Pegoretti used tall head tubes. But he built to traditional standards. He maintained a standover height for a given size, horizontal top tube, and extended the head tube to make up for the additional height a quill stem would afford you. Definitely check the head tube length on a Pegoretti, and any bike you buy. I think you'll find the Pegoretti within norms for a given size.
And if you have the cash, buy one. I owned a Pegoretti once. I've had over a hundred bikes go through my collection, some of them pretty special, and the only one I regret selling is my Pegoretti. I tried to buy it back from the guy I sold it to. I even offered him a Record Colnago Extreme C direct trade for it (Pegoretti Fina Estampa frameset retailed for about $2000 less than the Extreme C, and the Peg has 10spd Centaur on it vs. Record on the Colnago) and he refused. He's ridden it. He knows.
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