• Ciao
    sorry to get suddenly inside this topic with my first message, but I thought it right
    to write down a short review that might be useful for you.
    I'm the owner of the first "new" Pelizzoli track frame coming out from
    Giovanni' welding pipe. Just by chance I got in touch with Ale a couple
    of month ago, looking for an old frame. Being hard for me to find the
    right measure (I'm 192 cm tall), Ale proposed me the option of getting
    a Pelizzoli frame. Knowing that Giovanni Pelizzoli is Ciocc, I called Ale
    directly and I fixed a meeting in Giovanni' site, where I had the chance
    of meeting him, getting involved inside an amazing "time travel" experience.
    riding me along 50 years of cycling history (you can imagine how many tales
    and experiences are coming from Giovanni). Meanwhile he got my measurement
    and we briefly discussed about the frame. I have to admit that, during the
    following weeks, I changed often ideas about geometry, colours, finishing
    and so on, and Ale was always really kind and available in fullfilling my expectations,
    acting as an "interface" between me and Pelizzoli, and updating me constantly with
    pictures of the different building steps.
    Few days ago I collected the frame (that I left for some time to Ale in order to
    make pictures for the web site), and here it is my first feedback:

    frame (including fork) is really lightweight, despite of the big size, giving in
    the same time the idea of being solid and stiff. Welding, lugs, painting, chrome
    plating and pantograph, are perfect, like in the best Italian framebuilding tradition.
    I compared it with my old Losa race frame and also got the same good feedback
    from my cycling shop guy, who has, thanks to his father, a long experience in
    framebuilding. Thus, I would say that the first impression is really positive.
    I'm currently assembling it with a dated Campy group, and, if you want, I will
    let you have a short review once I will test it in a track session, as like as I
    will post some pictures upon Ale permission.

    A short note to close this message: do not get involved in the "poser" idea
    of getting a Ciocc branded frame. I could have easily asked to stick on the frame
    Ciocc decals, getting, as a result, to give the impression of owning a new Ciocc
    frame, that has nothing to do with Giovanni. Opposite, I have now a Pelizzoli
    frame, made directly by Ciocc himself, and, believe me, for those who really
    knows cycling history, this issue is really giving "street cred" (I hate this expression
    that I prefer to leave to gangs of rappers, but I read it on this topic and I report
    it like it is).
    If anyone has questions, I'll be glad to provide you any answer.

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