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Racer Rosa SC21 £6,425 | 8.2kg

Racer Rosa bikes are handmade in Italy by a terzista or contractor whose family has been making frames for larger brands since 1947 – but who now builds with modern materials including titanium and carbon-fibre.

Add to that, WorldTour bike fitter Giuseppe Giannecchini, who – outside of pandemics – flies in from Italy for sessions with Racer Rosa clients in London in order to measure them up for custom frames or to improve their biomechanics on their own bikes, and you’ve got quite a unique set-up aimed at appealing to the connoisseur of custom Italian bikes.

The SC21 is designed to showcase what the brand can do, blending retro and modern in a unique way. For its aesthetic it channels the iconic Cinelli Laser of

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