{"product_id":"cipollini-rb1000-frameset","title":"Cipollini RB1K Frameset","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe  Cipollini RB1000 is the bike that Super Mario himself would ride if he were a  pro today.  RB=road bike, and 1000 is for  the high modulus carbon-fiber cloth used Toray T1000.M46J to be specific.  The bike is aero, stiff, and light.  \u003cbr\u003e\n  \u003cbr\u003e\n  From  the side, you notice the aero shaping right away.  It's sexy and powerful in the way that the  best Italian design is.  Make no mistake,  this is the rare bike that is not only designed, but entirely produced in  Italy, from drawings, to molds, to fabrication, to paint.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStarting  at the nose cone-like head tube, all the frame tubes have been shaped with  aerodynamics in mind.   The fork and  downtube meet seamlessly.  The downtube  is shaped to curve around the front wheel. Likewise, the seat tube is shaped to  shroud the rear wheel.  Believing that  real-world testing is better than the wind tunnel, Mario took the RB1000 to the  track and did two 3,000-meter timed tests at 366watts riding a 53x14 gear, one  on a standard road bike, the other on the RB1000.  Both bikes were identically equipped and  Mario was in the same position. The RB1000 was six seconds faster over the  distance, or two seconds a kilometer.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt's  not only fast, but stiff.  As a sprinter,  Mario always wanted a stiff bike, the stiffer the better.  This is why he found so much success riding  on oversized aluminum.  But molded carbon-fiber  can take stiffness to another level.  To  show how stiff, Mario did standing starts on a track to test out the  differences.  He rode a 500-meter  standing start on both a standard road bike and the RB1000 identically  equipped.  While he did both in the same  time, the RB1000 needed 68 fewer watts to achieve the same time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe  stiffness has a benefit in a second place, climbing.  Taking the RB1000 on a steep three-kilometer  climb where 20kph is fast, it was ridden and pitted against a road bike that  was even lighter.  Despite ceding 600g to  this other pro-level bike, the RB1000 was faster to the tune of one second per  kilometer.  To make sure this was  correct, this test was run three times with each bike, and always the result  was the same.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt's  more than just tube shaping and carbon-fiber plies that contribute to the  stiffness of the RB1000.  The 1 1\/8\"  tapered head tube with oversized 1 1\/4\" to 1 1\/2\" bearings helps  stiffen the fork, the BB386evo bottom bracket is part of keeping the cranks stiff:  It's a new standard that takes the best of  BB86 and BB30 and mashes them together for greater compatibility: all thru-axle  cranks should work with it—if you want out-of-this world stiffness, opt for a  30mm thru-axle crank. The integrated seat mast with a carbon-fiber clamp  sitting top the mast is shaped for both aerodynamics and stiffness.  Even though it's integrated, you've still got  3cm of adjustment and 20mm of setback.  If  you choose to build your bike with electronic shifting, there's enough room to  hide a battery in here, though you can also mount it to the bottom of the  downtube if that's your preferred position.   Likewise, whether, it's cables or wires, they run internally on the  RB1000.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe  geometry is fairly aggressive for a road racing bike, so the bike will feel as  fast as it rides.  As this is Cipollini's  pro-level bike, and the tool his team took to the Giro d'Italia, it has  dimensions that a fit racer will find normal; they didn't need to slam their  stems or put on 140mm stems to get to their happy place.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe  Cipollini RB1000 is the realization of what Mario Cipollini longed for, but  could never find as a racer.  Because of  his vision, you can experience what the Lion King only dreamed of.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cipollini","offers":[{"title":"Black Italy \/ L","offer_id":43652125556780,"sku":"10014515","price":2500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"White Italian Champion \/ L","offer_id":44040120238124,"sku":"10014512","price":2500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0608\/7684\/9196\/files\/cipollini-rb1k-frameset-4804356.jpg?v=1771301414","url":"https:\/\/ricycles.com\/products\/cipollini-rb1000-frameset","provider":"RA Cycles","version":"1.0","type":"link"}