Condor Cycles Owners Club

Here is my '76 condor sienna - frame only shown in post #93 - in '15 Eroica Hispania configuration. Used Mavic Open Pro wheels with Campy Record hubs, 28mm Paselas, Campy rally long cage arms on an Pat '72 NR RD. Pedals are Zeus as if frame pump. The rest of the build was Campy of various eras. Brooks Pro saddle in brown. Cannabalized the Condor WBH#1 for the brakes, bars and stem. The bike rides beautifully and handled the gravel and climbing in La Rioja very well. Next stop is Montana's Cino ride in Sept.

That is lovely!

Lovely!

Hope this is the right thread but does anyone have any experience of the current carbon Squadra frameset?

I'm not sure on the build process but are the frame sizes standard (i.e. non-custom)? The published geometry looks bizarre and I'm sure there's a typo in there:

Those reaches are all over the shop...

Anyway - good frame for the money? Can I get it in under £2k with Ultegra do you reckon? There's a complete one for sale that looks like it might be right up my street. A bargain if it's your size.

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Those reaches are all over the shop...

Very few have the right progressive approach when it comes to that; not a surprise that Condor doesent

But this is demented.

I can't believe this is right.

Ive seen a custom geo Baracchi. they would probably do the same with the squadra , but I would prepare for an extended wait.

Do you know if that would bump up the asking price? I assume so.

I should ask my mates who've had Condors what the buying process is. Something to with a fitting jig...

I have a Fratello - I printed out an online bike builder spec and took it to the shop. We discussed it a bit, what I wanted to use it for etc and they suggested some better compromises than mine! Then they worked out the sizing using an adjustable fitting/measuring device (ideally take your own shoes). It is a stock frame size, but carefully fitted. It's very comfortable.

Pretty happy with the outcome of this. Fizik finishing kit, phil + archetypes, matching team saddle.

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Dibs

SRAM... Bleurgh

I had a Fratello frame that I bought off Fleabay. It was at BonVelo in HH when the water main burst so once the insurance was sorted, I got a new replacement. Will dig out a pic

I thought SRAM was a lufguss fave?

Never used it myself....

My Condor Lavoro, love riding this bike.

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Please help me be a condor owner again! https://stolen-bikes.co.uk/stolen-bikes/condor-fratello-4/

anyone know if the Super Acciaio geo changed much since 2012?

Drop them an email via the contact us web form, getting a quick response from them.

Thinking of selling my Trek T1 winter hack and Cinelli Vigorelli to fund a Condor Tempo fixed with Fratello disc fork. One fixie to rule them all, an all year commuter (16miles each way) and comfy long ranger.

Am I mad?

Bought a second hand Fratello... waiting to replace groupset (new Tiagra 4700) and wheelset (DT Swiss R24)... plus mudguards and some finishing kit. At the moment it looks like this:

I saw some Pompinos with that set up...

Someone on the forum, bookmarked it a while back http://www.lfgss.com/conversations/236581/

But Tempo > Pompino (?)

I prefer the tempo.... My message was to say no I dont think is a crazy idea

With you, it all seems rather sensible but riding a track frame on 23c tyres and Crud guards as a winter bike is slowly breaking me!

Done

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Those reaches are all over the shop...

@fizzy.bleach I'm three months late to this, however look very carefully at the seat angle.

The 61cm have a very slack seat angle of 72.5, this is why the reach suddenly got shorter.

Condor think they designed the geometry well base on the top tube measurement, it also quite likely drawn before the notion of the stack and reach become the de facto choice of getting the right sizes bicycle.

This is normal in the past, nowadays a lots of manufacturer designed the geometry base on stack and reach (Cannondale actually did this for the 2016 model), and there's no excuse for manufacturer to ignore the poorly fitted bicycles nowadays.

Read more about it here;

https://www.lfgss.com/conversations/248406/