it's been almost 2 months now since i have been riding the bruto. i am usually very critic with my purchases and it happens very often that i criticize things i buy(eg the stupid iphone). I've been thinking and analyzing this bike from all possible points of view and wanted to find a defect, something i did not like about it...it took me a little while to get used to the frame and position and i just LOVE IT! the only thing that i hated about it were the nobu's which i replaced with sachs quartz gripshifts and now i really consider this bike perfect. it is exactly what i have dreamed at all these years and i am still excited with every ride or eye that i throw at it!
the overall feel of the bike is absolutely amazing! the position on long rides is comfortable. i went on a 80km ride and besides the muscle cramps, i had absolutely no problems whatsoever. usually i get back pains and numbness in my palms, this time everything went perfect!
if you think about it, it all makes sense as it is obvious that Francesco Paduano spent a lot of time designing this frame. everything on the bike, every small feature, adds to the quality of the ride!
there are 3 highpoints on the bike, all equally important and all adding quality to the ride in the same amount:
the frame
the fork
the crankset
if you can , go for the german a forks! i know they are expensive but they are absolutely brilliant. they react to small and big bumps , they are very stiff in corners and at 1147gr they are also very light!
same with the crankset! the q rings have a very "round" feel. if you try a normal chainring afterwards it feels strange, uneven. the stiffness is above xtr aswell! you can feel it especially on sprints, when you put a lot of stress on the crankset! add the lowest available q factor on the market and you can say that rotor did a nice job !
my weight estimation was 8.55kgs. of course it didn't go that low. i was actually 250gr off, which means that the bike is at 8.8kgs. decent weight for a full susser keeping in mind that there were places where i couldn't shave off weight due to my 0.093tons and to the fact that i did not wanted to loose stiffness!
next year hopefully i will be upgrading to 5rot and also i will go for a backer carbon saddle and probably a schmolke handlebar just to make the scale show 8.6kg
*the riding position has been modified from the picture. i've cut the steerer and i now have a 5 mm spacer under the stem ;)
