Stumbled into eBay and bought a Kirk...

[Clean39T]

Originally Posted by cadence90

Hmmm...that's not exactly disappointment that I'm sensing....



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No, I was pretty much joking about the Italian part...but it would be funny if all my bikes ended in "i"

[saab2000]

I own and regularly ride what might be the original Pacenti prototype. I'll try to post pics later.

Light for a steel bike and very stiff. Reynolds fork. It can probably be found with a search.

I think it was constructed by Co-Motion. Head tube is shorter than th OP's. it's about a 15 CM head tube with a 57 top tube.

Edit: Now with pictures

Here's my Pacenti last year after swapping out some old, worn Campagnolo stuff that worked but was tired. The wheels have subsequently been updated to Pacenti Forza with Wheels Mfg. hubs from Ergott Intergalactic Industries. The 5800 stuff is rock solid.



Same bike a few years ago with Campagnolo 10-speed. I like both setups equally but I will admit I might like the Campagnolo 10-speed levers with the Deda shallow drop bars a bit more than the Zero 100s. My hands fit the 10-speed levers and the Deda shallows nearly perfectly.

[Clean39T]

Originally Posted by saab2000

I own and regularly ride what might be the original Pacenti prototype. I'll try to post pics later.

Light for a steel bike and very stiff. Reynolds fork. It can probably be found with a search.

I think it was constructed by Co-Motion. Head tube is shorter than th OP's. it's about a 15 CM head tube with a 57 top tube.

Edit: Now with pictures

Here's my Pacenti last year after swapping out some old, worn Campagnolo stuff that worked but was tired. The wheels have subsequently been updated to Pacenti Forza with Wheels Mfg. hubs from Ergott Intergalactic Industries. The 5800 stuff is rock solid.

Same bike a few years ago with Campagnolo 10-speed. I like both setups equally but I will admit I might like the Campagnolo 10-speed levers with the Deda shallow drop bars a bit more than the Zero 100s. My hands fit the 10-speed levers and the Deda shallows nearly perfectly.

Yours was the first I saw when I went looking for info...which lead me to a locked post across the hall and some other nonsense...all good though...interwebs are what they are...your write up has/had me excited to get out on mine when it arrives!

[cadence90]

I don't know anything about Pacenti frames, but the two posted here look very nice. Were they all sub-contracted? If so, who built them?

[Clean39T]

Originally Posted by cadence90

I don't know anything about Pacenti frames, but the two posted here look very nice. Were they all sub-contracted? If so, who built them?

Don't know. The one I have coming was painted by Curt Goodrich, but that doesn't mean he built it. If it was Co-Motion, that's cool too - they do good work. Or maybe that's who Kirk was planning to have build them if he did production frames? It sounds like the ones that are around were maybe done one-off with tubing he had on hand or some such. Some mysteries are better left unsolved - I think I'm fine not knowing

[Clean39T]

Pacenti arrived today. Welds are extremely nice. Paint is deep and rich. And it's just under 1,800g w all hardware - which seems not too bad given it's a bigger size, custom painted, and traditional geometry. The tubing is definitely oversized and there's a seatpost shim pulling it down to 27.2. I'll get the crown race on tomorrow and start building if there's time.

[cadence90]

Originally Posted by Clean39T

Pacenti arrived today. Welds are extremely nice. Paint is deep and rich. And it's just under 1,800g w all hardware - which seems not too bad given it's a bigger size, custom painted, and traditional geometry. The tubing is definitely oversized and there's a seatpost shim pulling it down to 27.2. I'll get the crown race on tomorrow and start building if there's time.

I look forward to seeing this built.
What tubing did KP use?
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[Clean39T]

Originally Posted by cadence90

I look forward to seeing this built.
What tubing did KP use?
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No idea on the tubing. I'll take some detailed shots though and some measurements, maybe folks can decode it

[CSKeller]

Really looking forward to seeing this built...

with Campagnolo I hope! The only way beautiful bikes should be equipped!

[Clean39T]

Originally Posted by CSKeller

Really looking forward to seeing this built...



with Campagnolo I hope! The only way beautiful bikes should be equipped!

But of course

[jr59]

Nice frame. I've looked at it before.

On my Ellis that you refer to, I have built it many ways. I think the silver looks best, but that's just me.

Go ride the heck out of it.


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[Kirk Pacenti]

Originally Posted by saab2000

I own and regularly ride what might be the original Pacenti prototype. I'll try to post pics later.

Light for a steel bike and very stiff. Reynolds fork. It can probably be found with a search.

I think it was constructed by Co-Motion. Head tube is shorter than th OP's. it's about a 15 CM head tube with a 57 top tube.

Edit: Now with pictures

Here's my Pacenti last year after swapping out some old, worn Campagnolo stuff that worked but was tired. The wheels have subsequently been updated to Pacenti Forza with Wheels Mfg. hubs from Ergott Intergalactic Industries. The 5800 stuff is rock solid.



Same bike a few years ago with Campagnolo 10-speed. I like both setups equally but I will admit I might like the Campagnolo 10-speed levers with the Deda shallow drop bars a bit more than the Zero 100s. My hands fit the 10-speed levers and the Deda shallows nearly perfectly.

Saab,

I hadn't seen this post before and not sure if you still have the bike, but I thought you'd like this link.

It's a review of that very frame, iirc.

https://www.bikeradar.com/news/pacenti-road-review/

Cheers,
KP

[klasse]

Wow, great looking bike, bet it rides great. Would like to see more of these! Thanks, Kirk, for posting.

[username]

Originally Posted by klasse

Wow, great looking bike, bet it rides great. Would like to see more of these! Thanks, Kirk, for posting.

This is a classic of the genre.

[saab2000]

Nice! Actually I have seen the article. I no longer have this bike and I hope the current steward is enjoying it as much as I did. It was very nice and had no faults. But in my efforts to downsize my fleet it was sold.

I hope the current owner sees this and can give a report!