The Poggio PR21 Disc

[ikecycke]

I just went through the process with the folks at The Poggio and it has been a great experience. Super-responsive to emails and good timeline...exactly 3 months from approval of geometry to receipt of frame.

I went with a custom-geo PR21 Disc road frame with Di2 routing and upgraded to Cerakote.

Geo is close to their standard 54, but I stretched the top tube and head tube each by 1cm (I'm always between a 54 and 56 in stock bikes), added 5mm to the chainstay to make room for a little bit more tire, and dropped the BB a few mm.

The color is It's A Boy blue with FX Typhoon topcoat. Basically baby blue, but with a hint of blue sparkle up close.

I've started the build process and plan on posting some finished pics, but they were nice enough to send me a handful of hi-res photos, so here's a teaser:

[superbowlpats]

Love the color

[NoMoreParagon]

Congrats! great project, good looking frame and great feedback re the folks at Poggio. They seem very passionate about what they doing. Is it welded in Italy correct? Care to expand a bit on tubing choice?

[ikecycke]

Correct, welded in Italy. As far as I know they use Dedacciai Aegis tubing for all their alloy frames. I didn't give any preference for tubing type, I just told them the type of riding I'd be using it for and let them do their thing.

Originally Posted by NoMoreParagon

Congrats! great project, good looking frame and great feedback re the folks at Poggio. They seem very passionate about what they doing. Is it welded in Italy correct? Care to expand a bit on tubing choice?

[NHAero]

Very pretty! Looks quite stout.

[ikecycke]

I hope so! Plan is for this to be my crit/race/fast group ride bike.

I made the adjustments for a bit larger tires in case I do want to soften things up just a bit. I dry-fit some wheels and the tires measure out at 31mm and they fit pretty comfortably.

Originally Posted by NHAero

Very pretty! Looks quite stout.

[reuben]

How long until a similar bike shows up in It's A Girl pink shows up at your house?

[ikecycke]

I'm sure it won't be long before that temptation starts creeping in...

Originally Posted by reuben

How long until a similar bike shows up in It's A Girl pink shows up at your house?

[ikecycke]

Here's a quick snap of it in off-season form. Temporarily built up as 1x as I await a different power meter. Built up to 16.5 pounds without use of weight-weenie parts, will go up a touch with the PM and front derailleur, but not much. Pretty good for an aluminum frame with a disc build.

[NoMoreParagon]

Originally Posted by ikecycke

Here's a quick snap of it in off-season form. Temporarily built up as 1x as I await a different power meter. Built up to 16.5 pounds without use of weight-weenie parts, will go up a touch with the PM and front derailleur, but not much. Pretty good for an aluminum frame with a disc build.

wow looks stealthy and fast.well done

[ikecycke]

Originally Posted by NoMoreParagon

wow looks stealthy and fast.well done

Thanks! Definitely very nondescript. The only branding on the frame is the small headtube badge and a decal on the downtube near the seattube junction.

[Keaton]

Originally Posted by ikecycke

Here's a quick snap of it in off-season form. Temporarily built up as 1x as I await a different power meter. Built up to 16.5 pounds without use of weight-weenie parts, will go up a touch with the PM and front derailleur, but not much. Pretty good for an aluminum frame with a disc build.

Turned out beautiful! Was a pleasure to work with you! happy riding!

[fredd]

Originally Posted by NoMoreParagon

Congrats! great project, good looking frame and great feedback re the folks at Poggio. They seem very passionate about what they doing. Is it welded in Italy correct? Care to expand a bit on tubing choice?

There seems to be a lot of Dedacciai tubed aluminum bikes made in Italy. Poggio, Standert, Condor, Racer Rosa. Wouldn't be surprised if they're all using the same shop, which seems to be working with Deda. In fact, I remember hearing that the Standert's were built by Deda themselves, but can't confirm.

Either way, all really nice frames.