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Mrlemon:
It's funny that mr Rinaldi made both the road and track-version of the frame with 78-79 degree angles, seattube+headtube.. I think most framebuilders would say this is pure madness.
I have never ridden a bike that handles quite like this, it feels really different compared to a normal ~75-degree frame. Quite fun, handles really fast, but I don't think I'd like it on a 200km ride.. :)
What feels most weird and uncomfy is that the seat is very far forward, even though I put the Turbo as far back as possible it still feels weird..
I guess it's nice for speed/TT'ing - if the bike wasn't a bit too small for me and I had dropbars on it.
Mostly though, I think Rinaldi wasn't a very good bicycle designer.
I do like the bike for it's early 80's Italian craziness, and it is quite rideable with the risers on it. I know some would call it a sin to put riserbars on a rare frame like this one... but as it isn't even an original track frame... :)