"I've had steel bikes and carbon stuff in the past," explains freshly-minted Marcelo owner Alec, "but never a Pegoretti." With a riding career that began twenty years ago, the obvious question is, why now? "I started riding around 2004, which was the year I feel like bikes stopped looking like bikes and more like monocoque,…

"Poli, like the grappa!" laughs serial Pegoretti owner Ezio, pointing to a nearby bottle of aged Sarpa Oro di Poli to explain how to spell his last name. And then he's off, hailing Pietro from the other side of the Officina, backslapping Andrea, joking with Leonardo and generally spreading bonhomie in spades before catching sight…

Words by James Startt. As a professional cycling photographer, I spend a lot of time on the road, travelling, not riding. So for much of my year, I simply do maintenance miles to remind my cycling muscles that they are still alive and will be called upon again. But twice a year, often in May/June…

"What else could it be?" Stefano replies, when asked why he chose a Ciavete one-of-a-kind composition to complete his new Mxxxxxo build. "For me, a Pegoretti has to be finished with a Ciavete - it's the only way!" Thankfully, Stefano was overjoyed with the artwork that we created for his frame, a rich and complex…

At first glance, a traditional Korean Hanok house might not seem to have much in common with a stainless steel, custom-painted road racing bike. But look closer, and the beautifully detailed wooden window frames and muntins characteristic of a Hanok house reveal themselves to be similar expressions of the same spirit of creativity that flows…