Pezcyclingnews: Scapin Ivor Review: Custom Italian Carbon

It’s been run through the paces and Italys Scapin Ivor review results are very good. Refined finish work, a clean and easy build up with tube shapes and detail that push the boundaries of what a lot of people expect in hand-made custom carbon, all offered with a Lifetime Warranty from a company with decades in the business.Scapin have been around a LOT longer than most folks in the US realize. Umberto Scapin started the company back in 1957 and the reigns were taken up by his son Stefano who carried the torch to and through the companys acquisition by the Fontana familys Cicli Olympia in 2005.Olympia in their own right have also been around for decades. The brand started in 1893 in Milan and passed to the Fontana Family in the 60s. The Fontana Family is now in their 3rd Generation with Groupo Olympia which are Olympia, Frera and Scapin cyclesIn the US, the brand is handled by ScapinUSA and I was lucky enough to spec their line topping Custom IvorThis review was a little longer in the making than normal and there are a few updates to the very latest model Ivor offered now, but the tube set functionality (and options) along with the construction process havent changed much at all.The frames are designed in-house by Scapins own team and they specify the tube set shapes as well as differentiated tube sizes and wall thickness for the different sized frames (and different rider weights and preference). Once the...

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