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The Framebuilder Is Art: Dario Pegoretti 1956-2018

The Frame Builder Is Art: Dario Pegoretti 1956-2018

Sobriety be damned. Tonight, I am drinking a bottle of Sangiovese to one of the reasons The Spoken exists: the memory of Dario Pegoretti, a man who brought together Art and the craft of the custom framebuilder.

A Steel Canvas: Pegoretti Responsorium Ciavete

A Steel Canvas: Pegoretti Responsorium Ciavete

The smell of raw steel has a unique tone. It might seem odd for someone to say they enjoy the smell of it, but Dario Pegoretti does. When combined with the aroma of fresh paint, the unwrapping of a fresh frame from the Italian master frame builder must surely be an olfactory — and visual…

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Green Stucco Pegoretti Responsorium

It’s an established fact that the work of Dario Pegoretti has an acquired taste. Personally, I acquired that taste the moment I first laid eyes…

Pegoretti Responsorium

When it comes to art, we all see different things. As they say, we may not know it, but we know what we like. A…

Pegoretti Caffè

Frame building is often called an art and in some hands, the brazing torch is wielded like a brush — requiring knowledge of the media…

Dario Pegoretti — Mano nella Mano

Mano nella Mano translates to ‘Hand in Hand’ in English, aptly describing the partnership between master Italian frame builder Dario Pegoretti and the Stuttgart State…

Pegoretti Luigino

Dario Pegoretti is one of my all-time heroes, someone for whom I have a great amount of creative and technical respect. He is a true…

Interview: Dario Pegoretti

Dario Pegoretti is one of the most colorful characters in the bicycle industry. His hand-painted frames (coupled with his technical innovations and custom drawn Columbus…