Bici Italiane - show us your Italian MTB’s, components catalogues etc

[grantoury]

My Scapin Nope
In Columbus Spirit steel and carbon View attachment 860613View attachment 860614View attachment 860615

Is it called "nope" because that is what you say when they ask: "Is it aluminium?"

 

[ibbz]

Is it called "nope" because that is what you say when they ask: "Is it aluminium?"

 

[ibbz]

Still waiting for @kingoffootball Scapins and Aende - world’s oldest unfinished build threads !

 

[cfreeride]

1997 Bianchi NTH.

 

[ibbz]

1997 Bianchi NTH.

Beautiful! Genius frame ?

 

[cfreeride]

Thank you @ibbz, Dedacciai Zero Uno tubes.

 

[ibbz]

Apparently the Scapin TR-X was built by Fratelli Barco.
Highest end Scapin at the time (Inc the ZR before that for non suspension adjustment)

 

[ibbz]

 

[ibbz]

Scapin Catalogue 1996
with TR-X and VR Series + others

 

[ibbz]

Interesting article on the Fratelli Barco (Barco Brothers) frame builders, who used to build Scapin high end frames.

https://www.cyclist.co.uk/in-depth/meet-the-family-inside-italian-framebuilder-cicli-barco

their bikes are exquisite:

Cicli Barco – Handmade Frames

www.ciclibarco.it