FS: Maietta S&S Complete Show Bike w/ Case

[anthonymaietta]

Snipped from my most recent blog post:

Tonight in the shop I am going to be starting the work on a down tube replacement. I built a very cool concept frame for the North American Handmade Bicycle Show this past February in Richmond, Virginia. It was fitted with S & S couplers, Columbus LIFE tubing and the frame was the first in the world to hide a real time GPS transponding device inside the down tube. A concept frame is exactly what it was, and it really wasn’t suited to the rigors of real-world riding. To fit the device I needed a gigantic mixed material 1 3/4″ carbon/steel down tube. This huge tube was way too heavy and would have created way too stiff a ride for 99% of people out there. I am going to replace the down tube with a much more modest 1 3/8″ steel version, and it will still have an S & S coupler. The frame has a 54 cm C-C seat tube, and a 54.5 cm C-C top tube. Full geometry available upon request. Designed to be a great all-around road bicycle. It will be completely repainted and sold as a complete bicycle. The plan right now is for SRAM Force gruppo, Easton EC90SLX fork amd Ritchey components. If you contact me before I paint it we can work on a paint design together and tweak the components.

Full Retail Price $5250: Frame $1500, Columbus LIFE Upgrade $150, Brushed S & S Couplers $600, S & S Hard Plastic Case $400, SRAM Force Gruppo $2000, Easton EC90SLX Fork $300, Fulcrum Racing 5 Wheelset $300.

Discounted Price $4000 w/ free Shipping to Lower 48

Proceeds to go directly toward electric and paint booth improvements in my shop. This is a heads up basically for a chance to choose the new paint...

Thanks for looking!

More pics to follow during retrofit, but here are some originals:

[e-RICHIE]

coupled therapy atmo.

[anthonymaietta]

Bump for completion of frame and repainting. I posted four blog entries, here, about the installation of the coupler in the new down tube. Pictures of the frame on my Fiickr and FNL.

Measurement cm in
Seat Tube Angle (degrees) 73.00
Actual Seat Tube Length C-C 54.00 21.26
Effective Seat Tube Length C-C 54.00 21.26
Effective Top Tube Cut Length C-C 54.50 21.46
Head Tube Angle (degrees) 72.85
Top Tube Slope (degrees) 0.00
Chainstay Length 41.50 16.34
Head Tube Length 13.28 5.23
Wheelbase 97.99 38.58
Front Center 57.52 22.64
Standover Height 79.63 31.35

[JeffS]

$2000 for a force group?

That's a little disingenuous.

[anthonymaietta]

$2000 for a force group?

That's a little disingenuous.

I apologize if the description was misleading. That "gruppo" includes Ritchey WCS level bar/stem/seatpost, bar tape, pedals system of choice, saddle of choice, bottle cages and tubes/tires (basically everything but the frame/King headset, fork and wheels). This is what I label "gruppos" as on my website for sale with my frames, and I mistakenly forgot that was not the typical nomenclature of an 8-piece group.

[moran]

$2000 for a force group?

That's a little disingenuous.

I think you are focusing on a single detail and missing the point. The point is, Anthony is offering a complete, handmade Columbus Life travel bike for $4,000, with case AND you choose the paint. Are you freakin kidding me? That is a fantastic deal!

[anthonymaietta]

Willing to sell this as a frame/King headset only. Proceeds from this will be paid directly to Don Walker for my NAHBS 2001 booth fee.

$1500 shipped to the lower 48.

[ridethecliche]

What a beauty!

[anthonymaietta]

I have received PM's asking about the cable routing on this, so I thought I would post the rationale behind setup. Although this is absolutely a full-on road frame I chose to route the cable cross style because I never really liked the idea of the cable splitters on the underside of the down tube and dealing with the the abuse from the road. There are some pretty small set screws in the splitters and I see those getting gummed up pretty quick. The two derailleur splitters and the rear brake splitter will ride right on top of the top tube (with a protective clear vinyl strip).

Free full set of cable splitter with sale.

[anthonymaietta]

On eBay now too: link

[anthonymaietta]

Just got back from a 4 day vacation at my folks house near Bangor, Maine. Bump for 8 hours left on the eBay auction. Link above ^^

[anthonymaietta]

SOLD

Winning bidder swooped in with 12 seconds to go.

Mr. Walker look for a NAHBS registration form faxed in the AM!