Has anyone here ridden or owned a Passoni

[swoop]

http://www.passoni.com/collezione.asp

[pdxmech13]

I haven't ridden one, but i'd like to comment on how well balanced the all Ti one looks.

Very DeRosa-ish

[swoop]

http://cyclingfansanonymous.blogspot.com/

read the line about petacchi...

robv and the seven folks.... pls do an elium race and an axiom like this. its a sexy update and .. you know... you'd be surprised that it can make a bike feel 'planted'. it does ... i'm not sure of the effect is imagined or real.. but... i've felt it.

[GrantM]

got wood? affirmative!

I don't think that is what AleJet is riding, but his DeRosa is custom, and has the same seat mast saddle clamp thingy.
By the way... that brown Selle Italia super special LTD edition brown flight is the nuts.

-g

[corko]

The white one's got Swoop's bars!

[Catulle]

I have a friend who spends a month out of the year riding in Italy, and if I'm not mistaken I think he's said that those bikes are very well regarded in Italy.

[Blue Jays]

Haven't seen one "live" and must comment titanium is a wonderfully beautiful thing!

[bfarver]

Wow. That Ti with the carbon integrated post is nasty!

[boots2000]

I knew someone who had a mountain bike sponsorship with Passoni about 15 years ago. She had a road bike as well. As I remember it was ISP even 15 years ago. Also had a ti fork and a custom ti bar/stem combo made by Passoni.

[davyt]

Noel, but more importantly...Passoni by Assos

[petitelilpettit]

Saw a beautiful Passoni Track bike when the World Cup was in Carson last year. The other Belgian madison rider, not Iljo. Absolutely gorgeous!

Pettit

[El Chaba]

got wood? affirmative!

I don't think that is what AleJet is riding, but his DeRosa is custom, and has the same seat mast saddle clamp thingy.
By the way... that brown Selle Italia super special LTD edition brown flight is the nuts.

-g

That integrated seatpost arrangement is the Thecno by Walter..they also make a really nice integrated headset. They market their stuff to top-tier Italian builders. In addition to Passoni you'll see it on DeRosas and Carreras....

[Polyglot]

You can see my Passoni here: Show us your titanium bikes

I know the guys from Passoni reasonably well and was discussing importing them into the US at the time of Luca's suicide. The two bikes on their website with the lightweight wheels both were built for the guy in charge of marketing and sales. My bike from the early 90's sets the standard for titanium workmanship as far as I am concerned.