Gaulzetti Cicli

[jerk]

Is Gaulzetti Cicli - The Racing Bicycle, Reborn the best place to watch for info on potential future models (the magnesium idea is intriguing)?
Is there still a Di2 cable routing option available on Corsas?

for now- yup. we should have inox pricing and geometry up soon as well. di2 is always an option on the corsa. we are not charging any extra for a corsa frame with that option- although you do need to buy the wiring kit. we also have a really nice package l on a complete di2 corsa. $7999.99 with deda zero 100 stem and bar and the dura-ace c-24 tubeless wheelset.

[Brandon White]

In terms of your builds - why only offer clinchers?

Is it because there aren't very many factory wheels that are tubulars? Or because you think most Gaulzetti owners already have a nice set at home?

[jerk]

In terms of your builds - why only offer clinchers?

Is it because there aren't very many factory wheels that are tubulars? Or because you think most Gaulzetti owners already have a nice set at home?

that's an interesting question especially since i only ride tubulars myself, but the vast majority of my clients use clinchers. our inox kits are going to offer tubulars in many of the build kits though should a client want a different style of wheel, i'm happy to oblige.

[dashDustin]

update: while we are certainly going to continue utilizing the great fabrication skills of Alchemy Bicycle Works in Austin Texas, Gaulzetti Cicli has added considerable production capability a bit closer to home and with dedicated tooling and facilities for production. Check it out!

Going to continue utilizing Alchemy but have added production capability closer to home....is that another way of saying that the Alchemy bikes will so be phased out? Ask simply because I've seen Alchemy's work and he's close to home. Makes the buying decision easier.

Speaking of the decision to buy, you need a demo fleet of bikes that you can ship at the owner's expense. No wheels. I find it difficult to bite the bullet on a non-custom, $2800 F/F. But I'm a poor bike mechanic.

[jerk]

Going to continue utilizing Alchemy but have added production capability closer to home....is that another way of saying that the Alchemy bikes will so be phased out? Ask simply because I've seen Alchemy's work and he's close to home. Makes the buying decision easier.

Speaking of the decision to buy, you need a demo fleet of bikes that you can ship at the owner's expense. No wheels. I find it difficult to bite the bullet on a non-custom, $2800 F/F. But I'm a poor bike mechanic.

i just replied to this and i don't know where it went- so here's a shorter, worse response.

we will continue to use alchemy for fabrication. james and his crew do awesome work....but the standards are going to be the same regardless of who does the fabrication. having a hand in the actual building for me is important though and working with the new shop in cambridge is great.

i can guarantee that a bike for an individual is going to ride the way it ought to and fit the way it ought to. i don't have any interest in putting people on "close enough" demo bikes for a test ride. these are custom frames and they represent the best bike i can build for my client. with a test ride bike, i can not be 100% sure that the bike will be the best i can do.....the whole issue of isp's not withstanding.

the fact of the matter is that i've only ever sold one gaulzetti based on a test ride and it was to our good pal jason musgrave. he rode it around in a circle at the bike valet at nahbs and ate shit because the front tire was flat....funny shit actually!

that being said, we will have display bikes at both IBC locations shortly.

thanks for the comment!

[Andyindo]

Any news on the magnesium prototype?

[jerk]

Any news on the magnesium prototype?

none yet. stay tuned though.

[Brandon White]

Was the new pic in the gallery of the Mg bike? In what circumstances would you recommend the Mg over a standard Corsa?

[EmbroJames]

Not the mag bike... not yet. This is the first of a line of aluminum bikes made in Mass. More to come soon, on both Alu and Mag bikes. Plus other stuff.

[rmplum]

It's made an impression:

Twitter

[jerk]

this is an impression.

[lavi]

When is the Strickland article supposed to be printed?

[Bob Ross]

this is an impression.

YAARRRGGHHH! MY EYES!

Actually, that hot pink is badass, I would ride that in a heartbeat.

[critpix]

Does the Wheels MFG BB30 adapter for Shimano cranks work with the new pressfit-30 BB shells?

[jerk]

When is the Strickland article supposed to be printed?

It has been pushed back to the September issue, which isn't a bad thing actually.

[jerk]

Does the Wheels MFG BB30 adapter for Shimano cranks work with the new pressfit-30 BB shells?

No- but there is a PF30 specific adapter available.

[jerk]

ps I make jewelry now too. check out what I can do with a pocket full of pearls I bought wholesale, a drill press and some time at the hippy diy jewelry store.

or don't cause the stoopid iPhone won't let me attach pics.

[benson]

Never mind the bollocks, where's the Inox?

[jerk]

Never mind the bollocks, where's the Inox?

fuck bikes man. i'm a jeweler now.

[jerk]

ok not really. the inox is getting built right now. custom stainless plate drop-outs, custom braze-ons made in house- and the tubeset is really really slick. the thing is going to be the perfect d2r2/paris-roubaix/snot in your face/ride through a barbed wire fence and then get back on the road with no pants and facial contusions kinda bike.

putting all my nonsense aside for a moment- the inox is what a specialized roubaix isn't. it's a super stiff, long wheelbase aggressive road bike that can take 28mm tubulars, won't bounce all over the road and will maintain its line no matter what the terrain. it's got lots of rake- a generous front center, a lowish bb- short headtubes and slackish angles. the headtubes are short too- so the position will be identical on this bike as on the same sized corsa. this makes it easier for an athlete who's dialed on how he sits on his everyday 90% of the time road bike for those rare instances when he's racing on 500 year old cobblestones or in a ditch for hours on end.

anyway- i'm excited. mine is going to be navy blue with my sparkly green graphics. i'll probably put athena or chorus on it and some nemesis hubs laced to record hubs with some fmb tubulars. should be nice.

thanks!
craig