ThePegoretti Duende fills in the one gap that once remained in the Pegoretti steel family -- a frame a bit less stiff than the Marcelo, but a bit lighter and more snappy than his classic Palosanto. How does Dario do it? It's simple: Mate a Marcelo front triangle to the small-diameter stays of a Palosanto rear. Voila! You have a Duende.

Like all Pegoretti steel frames, the Duende is made from heat-treated Columbus Niobium Spirit steel. It's identical to the tubing used on the Big Leg Emma and the Marcelo. Due to socketed nature of the Duende's dropouts, during the framebuilding process Pegoretti only needs to miter the chainstays and seatstays at the ends opposite the dropouts. The resulting ride quality is one that's smooth enough for centuries, but stout enough for serious racing. It's an ideal all-purpose machine.

The Duende is painted in a scheme Dario calls "ABVD". The oncologists in our audience are doubtlessly quite familiar with this shorthand: It stands for the chemotherapy drugs adriamycin, bleomycin, vinblastine and dacarbazine -- the regimen Dario was given during his treatment for cancer in 2007. Not unlike the Ciaveté version of the Responsorium, Dario is clearly channeling his fighting spirit into his work, and we celebrate the intensity he's bringing to his battle against cancer.

The Duende is available in 1cm increments between 48cm-62cm, and will come standard with a Reynolds Ouzo Pro fork. It requires the use of a 29.4mm seatpost, a 32.0mm front derailleur, and an Italian bottom bracket.

2008 Pegoretti Duende Pricing
	Frameset	Record / Chorus	Centaur / Dura Ace	Ultegra SL / Red	Force / Rival
Duende	$2300	5120 / 4713	4118 / 4864	4026 / 4855	4230 / 3852

2008 Pegoretti Duende Geometry

Seat Tube (c-c)	Top Tube	Seat Angle	Head Tube Length	Setback	Chainstay	Head Tube Angle
49	52	74.5	9.8	13.1	40.5	72
50	52.5	74	10.4	13.8	40.5	72
51	53	74	11.4	14.0	40.5	72
52	53.5	74	12.6	14.3	40.5	72.5
53	54.8	73.5	13.8	15.0	40.5	73
54	55	73.5	15.4	15.3	40.5	73
55	55.8	73	16.5	16.0	40.5	73
56	56.5	73	17.6	16.3	40.5	73
57	57	73	18.7	16.6	41	73
58	57.5	72.5	19.7	17.4	41	73
59	58	72	20.8	18.2	41	73
60	58.5	72	21.8	18.4	41	73
61	59	72	22.8	18.8	41	73
62	59.5	72	23.6	19.2	41	73