Titici’s 60th anniversary Progetto Sessanta project is another reminder that steel is still real, celebrating handmade-in-Italy heritage with modern limited edition Strada road & Sterrato gravel bikes. In and out of the spotlight, Titici has been crafting bike frames in northern Italy for six decades. And with a relatively recent resurgence of the brand and all-surface resurgence of steel, it was time to call back to that heritage of steel bike building that laid the foundation for work in other materials – a modern road bike ties back to the past, and new gravel bikes look more to the future… Titici Progetto Sessanta 60th anniversary Italian-made steel
all photos c. Titici “ Tradition and technology, art and Italian craftsmanship of a material that for decades has been skillfully worked at the Castelnuovo di Asola plant, to create hand-welded frames and shipped all over the world, before being set aside for more modern materials such as aluminum, titanium and carbon fiber. “
This Progetto Sessanta came out of two years of R&D collaboration between Titici & Columbus to create exclusive Spirit & Life tube sets for the Strada road & Sterrato gravel frames (respectively), each with Titici’s signature flattened toptube for additional comfort. In steel bikes, they call it PAT.P ( Plate Absorber Technology Pressed ), developed to reduce vibration before it gets to the rider, without compromising overall frame rigidity & performance. Titici Strada steel road bike
The road-going Strada is the lighter of the two, made from custom-shaped, triple-butted […]
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