Riggio Bicycles Catalog (Undated) — The Best of Both Worlds: the Strada 105, Athena Strada, Special Professional, Prologue and Professional SLX Frameset

Riggio’s catalog, “The Best of Both Worlds: American Technology, Italian Craftsmanship”: road bicycles built for it in Pistoia, Italy, from the Strada 105 to the Special Professional and the Prologue, and the Professional SLX frameset. No year is printed.

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THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS
RIGGIO
AMERICAN TECHNOLOGY • • • • ITALIAN CRAFTSMANSHIP

[The front cover of the Riggio catalog with a color photograph of a man and a woman riding two road bicycles toward the viewer, the Riggio R logo on a striped panel at the bottom center and a red ribbon across the lower edge.]

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▶ Model Riggio Strada 105
Designed for the rider who enjoys sport-touring or occasional triathalons. The frame geometry is similar in engineering to our professional bikes and offers the most responsive ride possible both in corners and up and down hills. The Shimano 105 group offers positive SIS indexed shifting for fullproof shifting every time.

Specifications:
• Frameset Riggio Cromor
• Built with Shimano 105 group
• Indexed shifting
• Ambrosio Elite clinchers
• Matrix CD-2 Tires (700 x 25)
• TTT Pantograph bar and stem
• Micro adjust seatpost
• Giuseppe anatomic saddle
• Silca pump
• Bike ribbon tape
• Sangorgio bottle and cage

Model Riggio Strada 105

▶ Model Riggio Athena Strada
This is an entry level race cycle at an affordable price. Built with the same geometry as our professional cycles, this bike is the perfect machine for the serious triathlete and club racer. Offers a tight wheel base for responsive handling in all situations.

Specifications:
• Columbus Cromor Frameset, built with Campagnolo Athena group
• Syncro-2 Shifters
• TTT AR Pantograph bar and stem
• Ambrosio Elite rims
• Matrix CD-2 Tires (700 x 25)
• Giuseppe anatomic saddle
• Garb tape
• Silca pump
• Regina BX chain and 6 speed freewheel
• Sangorgio bottle and cage

Model Riggio Athena Strada

[The Riggio Strada 105 and the Riggio Athena Strada, each in a studio photograph with a description and a specification list.]

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▶ Model Special Professional
This is the bike for the cyclist who demands the finest quality workmanship available. Each frame is individually inspected before it is assembled into a complete cycle. Using Columbus SLX tubing throughout, Campagnolo’s C Record group is used to complete the bike.
Specifications:
▪ Frameset Special Professional SLX
▪ Built with Campagnolo C Record Group
▪ Cobalto brakes
▪ Syncro-2 shifters
▪ Regina CXS chain and 7 speed freewheel
▪ TTT AR Pantograph bar and stem
▪ Rolls saddle
▪ Clement Criterium tubulars
▪ Silca pump
▪ Bike ribbon tape
Model Special Professional Record
▶ Model Riggio Prologue
Built with top quality Oria tubing the same manufacturer producing the materials for the world record attempt cycles. Utilizing a 26″ front wheel and Ambrosio Roulette composite rear wheel, the Riggio Prologue offers maximum quality at an affordable price. Equipped with Athena, Campagnolo’s newest group. Complete with Syncro-2 indexed shifting and 14 speed gearing, this is the machine to cut valuable seconds off your racing time. Available with Profile for speed or Scott bars.
Specifications:
▪ Frameset Oria tubing, built with Campagnolo Athena group
▪ Syncro-2 Shifters
▪ TTT Record stem
▪ TTT Moser bars
▪ Sun Aero front rim
▪ Ambrosio Logos rear disc
▪ Concor profile saddle
▪ Cobra aero bottle
▪ Clement Criterium tubulars
▪ Bike ribbon granite tape
▪ Regina CXS 7 speed freewheel and chain
Model Riggio Prologue

[The Model Special Professional and the Model Riggio Prologue, each with its description, a specifications list and a studio photograph of the bicycle on a purple backdrop; the Prologue photograph shows a disc rear wheel. The page carries no folio.]

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▶ Riggio cycles are built to our precise specifications in the town of Pistoia in Italy’s Toscana region. Each frame is individually mitered, assembled, hand brazed and painted by craftsmen who have dedicated a lifetime to building top quality elite racing bicycles. The quality control continues in the United States as frames are reinspected for exact alignment before distribution to dealers throughout North America. We want to make certain you will experience the finest quality cycles available.
Riggio Professional Frameset SLX
Frame Materials:
Built with Columbus SLX double butted throughout, investment cast fork crown and botton bracket. Fully chromed front fork and rear triangle.
Braze ons:
Double water bottle, pump peg, shifter bosses, chain hanger, front changer. Internal top tube cable routing. All frames equipped with chrome seat binder bolt.
Specifications:
Wheel base | 99cm
Fork rake | 4.5cm
Threadings | Italian
Chainstay | 41cm
Head angle | 73.5 degrees
Seat angle | 74.5 degrees
Sizes:
Measured from center of bottom bracket to top of seat lug. 50-52-54-56-58-60-62-63 cm.
Colors:
Red/Yellow, Blue/Silver, Black/White

[The Riggio Professional Frameset SLX in a studio photograph on a purple backdrop, with its materials, braze-ons, specifications, sizes and colors; each specification line is set with dot leaders, shown here with a vertical bar. The page carries no folio.]