Torelli Montefalco - Smart Bike Parts

Torelli MontefalcoTorelli Montefalco frame & forkMontefalco is a beautiful city in the mountains of Umbria, Italy. Perched in thethinner air with a wonderful view of the countryside, it's called The Balcony ofUmbria. A cyclist arrives there only after some very hard work. As our latestcarbon frame project neared completion, I thought of Montefalco and that thiswould be the perfect bike for those rugged hills. It's light and stiff. I think you'llalso agree that it's quite a lovely bike.Materials and designThe Montefalco is a lightweight full carbon compact frameset. The sloping top-tubeframe comes with a full carbon fork, integrated headset and seat collar. Theheadset is oversized tapered, being 1.5" at the bottom for increased stiffness. Theconstruction method is "tube-to-tube" (mitering and joing individual tubes). AsRoad Bike Action magazine recently noted, "Presently, tube-to-tube construction is