Legend of Presezzo, Italy isn’t breaking the mould with its carbon bikes. In fact it isn’t using moulds at all, preferring a mitred tube-to-tube construction with hand-wrapped joints that lends itself to bespoke production.
The result is a simple, graceful and exquisitely finished frameset that quietly oozes quality.
- Highs: Beautiful, lively, made to measure
- Lows: Cost; warrants more exotic kit
There’s an important caveat to reviewing a bike like this: no two custom frames are alike, and since this test bike wasn’t built with our specific needs in mind, it was never going to be optimised for us as well as it might have been.
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It was, however, fitted for us by Bristol dealer Bike Science – if you’re looking to scratch the custom Italian carbon itch there’s a network of shops across the UK that will measure you up and walk you through the process of designing your own perfectly-fitted Legend.
The Legend has a full-carbon fork, of course
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