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Cycling Weekly, Tech Bike Test, September 2022:

Another 5-star review of one of our frames… with flying colours, only ‘pros’ and no ‘cons’! And we can proudly pat ourselves on the shoulders again.

“When you're paying £4,700 for a frameset you have a right to expect everything to be perfect. This Racer Rosa has bespoke geometry, it's handmade in Italy by Daccordi, it's designed for the type of brakes and gears I want rather than what the industry tells me I need and it has my own paintjob. Basically, if it isn't perfect I've only got myself to blame - so I'm glad to report that it 100% is.” (Simon Smythe, tech writer, Cycling Weekly, 12 September 2022)

Verdict: 10/10, only Pros, no Cons.

– Cycling Weekly, Tech Bike Test, September 2022 >>> READ IT ALL

Oh, we got an award… Cycling Weekly Editors Choice 2021! ...A rather good way to end the year - out with a bang, right?!

Cycling Weekly, Tech Bike Test, Jul 2019:

Our SC21 tested and reviewed in Cycling Weekly... “Good modern aluminium frames are rarely harsh anymore but, as with any material, it depends what the builder does with it. I found the SC21 frame beautifully balanced between stiffness and smoothness... with this bike there is very little flex out of the saddle. Comparing it with carbon race bikes I’ve recently ridden, I would put its stiffness somewhere between the Giant TCR Advanced and the BMC Teammachine, and I went faster up Box Hill than I managed on either of those two bikes. Handling is absolutely impeccable. This bike will go round any corner as fast as you dare.” (Simon Smythe, tech writer, Cycling Weekly, 8 July 2021). Once again, we can happily pat ourselves on the shoulder

Verdict: The Racer Rosa SC21 is a real head-turner, something really unique: as it's made to measure and custom built you won't see another one quite like it. It has a lovely ride quality, handles impeccably and is fast too.

– Cycling Weekly, Tech Bike Test, July 2021 >>> READ IT ALL

Racer Rosa SC21 - bike of the month in Cycling Weekly Youtube channel ‘Tech of the month’ for March 2021:

Cycling Weekly, Tech Bike Test, June 2019:

“With its lightweight feel, connection with the road and whippiness I would have reported that I was on a quality carbon frame. Most crucially — and dispelling preconceived ideas about aluminium frames — it is not in the slightest bit harsh (...) There can’t be a cheaper way to get a custom Italian frame that has classic looks and a dreamy ride. You have to accept the limited options that come with that very low price, but it’s worth it.”

Verdict: 10/10, only Pros, no Cons.

– Cycling Weekly, Tech Bike Test, June 2019 >>> READ IT ALL

This Daccordi Noah not only has a frame that's handmade in Italy but it’s also adorned with a full Campagnolo Chorus groupset, Bora WTO wheels and rolls on Italian Vittoria Corsa tyres – it's an Italophile's dream bike.

“For its first ride I took the Daccordi to my favourite 24-mile hilly loop on a very hot day in June and found it cruised around with a 21.4mph average, bagging a decent haul of Strava medals. I’ve been trying hard on these segments on a lot of different bikes over the years – and don’t usually get anywhere near my best times, so I was pleased and surprised, especially considering the relative ease with which it was achieved (...) the ride quality was really superb, refined even, if not as squidgy under the rear end as some of the latest endurance bikes. Overall, the experience was of wonderfully plush ride that can fool you into thinking you’re not going very fast until you look down at your computer.

The Daccordi Noah doesn’t have the inhuman stiffness and very low weight of a WorldTour pro bike, although that’s not to say it doesn’t have all the stiffness those of us who aren’t WorldTour sprinters will ever need. What it does have is a ride feel that those bikes can easily lack in their pursuit of ultimate performance. It’s almost a cliché to call a bike like this an Italian thoroughbred, but it has that unmistakable ‘classic’ feel despite being made from oversized, sculpted carbon rather than skinny, straight steel tubes. I loved it.”

– Cycling Weekly, Tech Bike Test, September 2020 >>> READ IT ALL

“Italian pro Valerio Conti went from twisted pelvis to pink jersey thanks to years of intensive bike-fit help from Giuseppe Giannecchini.

We’re all looking for our work to be appreciated in some way, but if you’re an Italian bike-fitter and one of your clients rides himself into the maglia rosa, that’s got to be the ultimate validation. Valerio Conti, 26, became the toast of Italy when he took the pink jersey from Primož Roglič on stage six of this year’s Giro — and a small but perfectly fitted handful of British riders were celebrating too: Giuseppe Giannecchini, who had worked with Conti on his position since he was a junior, has also worked one weekend a month in the UK for the last 10 years, and is currently doing so for Racer Rosa in east London.

Valerio was suffering some serious lower back pain when climbing and in longer races. After evaluating Conti at that first session, Giannecchini discovered that the young rider was affected by a significant pelvis rotation (...) His riding position was also too far backwards with too much saddle setback and a handlebar positioned too high and too close to him. There was a lot of work to be done, and not everything could be sorted immediately — it was going to be a long journey....”

– Fitness, Cycling Weekly, September 2019 >>> READ IT ALL