PEGORETTI MARCELO
The Marcelo continues Pegoretti's relentless quest to build the ultimate steel frame. Made from TIG welded Columbus Niobium Spirit steel, the Marcelo weighs just a few ounces more than 3 lbs. We consider it to be Pegoretti's ultimate steel race bike. It forgoes the stiffening plates and gigantic chainstays of the Big Leg Emma, but it has a beefier rear triangle and dropouts than the Duende. The tubing selection of the Marcelo is intended to give it stiffness without harshness, lightness without a hint of flimsiness. In our minds -- and in the minds of Marcelo owners worldwide -- it's something spectacular. An editor of ProCycling magazine reviewed Pegoretti's skill with steel and found that....
"....the ride turns out to be better than my fat aluminum-tubed mountain bike, which runs a longer wheelbase and nice fat slicks to soak up the bumps. Despite dulling down the road vibrations, the frame remains responsive and it has a liveliness to it that makes it a joy to ride. 
There's no mistaking that the frame is constructed from steel tubes, as the characteristic springiness is present to provide a degree of comfort, but the level of stiffness and speed of reaction are in no way related to steel frames of old. The fat but thin chainstays and seatstays that are custom-drawn for Pegoretti do a great job of coping with the transmission forces, channeling full power to the rear wheel under all circumstances...It all looks very smooth and neat, with no convoluted shapes or fluting, just nice round simple tubes proving so effective that it makes you wonder why others do it any other way."
Marcelo chainstays are 24mm in diameter and the seatstays are 18mm, noticably beefier than what you see on the Duende, which ultimately gives it a bit more stiffness-under-power and overall resistance to flex. The Forcellini 2-piece stainless steel dropouts are unique to the Marcelo, and they allow the stays to keep their wide, round form throughout the length of the tubes, thereby maximizing lateral stiffness. Don't let the picture fool you, the frame comes standard with an Edge Composites 2.0 fork and requires a 29.4mm seatpost, an Italian bottom bracket, a 1-1/8" threadless headset, and a 31.8mm front derailleur.
The Marcelo is available in a paint scheme Dario refers to as "Thelonious", in homage to Thelonious Monk. The graphics portray a lovely abstraction of piano keys and symbols that (to our uneducated eyes) remind us of musical notes. It's minimal, imagination-provoking, and beautiful. Available in 1cm increments from 49cm-62cm.
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Frameset |
Campagnolo | SRAM | Shimano |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $3400 | Super Record 11 | 6759 | Red | 6106 | Dura Ace 7970 Di2 | 8548 | |
| Record 11 | 6307 | Force | 5357 | Dura Ace 7900 | 6533 | ||
| Chorus 11 | 5712 | Rival | 4955 | Ultegra 6700 | 5384 | ||
2010 Pegoretti Marcelo Geometry
Seat Tube |
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 |
