The resilient ride of steel combined with the pure beauty of a slim and elegant outline. That´s her unique steel flavour. Betty Leeds represents state... of the art in steel. Filigree CNC dropouts join a sleek hind quarters of custom drawn stays; combine them with a front triangle of profiled tubes and a powerful, unique charming thoroughbred arises. Superlight custom drawn 4130 aircraft steel, double butted & heat treated
custom CNC machined stainless dropouts
New chainstays and downtube provide lateral stiffness without adding weight
New tapered seattube offers superior comfort
Steel road bike - Espresso - Co-Motion Cycles Inc.
An exercise in the beauty of simplicity, the Espresso is a superbly executed, perfectly balanced, classic road-racing machine that couples the unmatch...ed ride quality of steel with the ultimate in lightweight design.
Specially selected Reynolds 853 tubing and lightweight Ritchey WCS carbon fork.
Intelligent geometry throughout the comprehensive run of sizes.
Not to be confused with “retro” steel bikes, the Espresso is feather light and race-ready!
2011 Espresso weight, 17.9 lbs Frame: Specially selected, size-specific Reynolds 853 tubing
Fork: Ritchey WCS
Headset: Chris King NoThreadSet
Brakes: Shimano Ultegra 6700
Crankset: Shimano Ultegra 6700 Double
Drivetrain: Shimano Ultegra Front & Rear Derailleurs
Shifters: Shimano Ultegra STI Double
Cogs: Shimano Ultegra 12-25 10-Speed Cassette
Bars / Stems: Ritchey WCS
Seatpost: Thomson Elite 27.2mm
Saddle: Fizik Arione
Wheels: Rolf Prima Vigor Wheelset
Tires: Continental Grand Prix 4000, 700 x 23
classic steel frame- innovative material
all tubes and braze ons HiNOX T99 Acciaio Inox
very leight weight but quite stiff
Silver Fillet Brazed a...t low temperatur
fork carbon
custom made- hand made
weight frame Kg 1.560
Strong personality
Shaped stainless steel tubes,
for a frame featuring high-resistance and rigidity.
Sporty.
More agile, more sloping, more respon...sive.
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