The Lore... Got this frame at the start of the summer from Max Rawls, who is pretty big in the local Norfolk crit scene. He picked it up from a friend in the racing world but couldn't get the fit right. I ended up trading him $400 and a set of Panaracers for it.I actually shot an email to the builder, Carlos Cruz (Clemente Cycles), and he told me he custom-built this exact frame back in 2005 for Mike Lifshotz—a multi-time state and national track champion—to race at the Brian Piccolo Velodrome down in Florida. Since Carlos stopped making frames recently, it’s pretty wild knowing this is a rare piece of custom steel history. The Build... The only things left from the original setup are the headset and the Campy Strada cranks/BB, which give the bike a ton of soul. Since I work at a bike shop, I spent the summer using my employee discount to turn it into a hardened daily street weapon.Because Carlos built this thing custom for a track sprinter, the geometry is crazy tight. A normal seatpost wouldn't slide down into the frame at all, so I had to take a hacksaw to a parts-bin Fuji post and cut it down to literally one inch of insertion just to get my saddle height right. Everyone at the shop thought it was hilarious, but it works.Slapped a massive 53t FSA chainring on the front with an 18t cog just to fill out the frame triangle, and it feels amazing for crits and cruising flat roads. Threw on some Cinelli BOSS bars with fresh cork tape, heavy alloy wheels, Conti GP5k and ultra sport, and a Silca Mattone bag to keep it clean.It’s an absolute blast to ride every single day. Anyways im going to restore it back to Mikes spec, this is the best facebook marketplace find ever. Special thanks to Mr. Larry Chen for the photo advice. keep flicking Im working on building the rear wheel, the stem is my first Tommy part and I see why yall love them ts is qaulity. Im going down on the ratio and cant decide on the new chainring.
Frame:
Clemente Steel Frame
Fork/Headset:
Clemente Steel Fork/FSA Orbit
Crankset/Bottom Bracket:
Campagnolo Strada/Campy bb
Pedals:
Shadow conspiracy flats/YNOT M81 Straps
Drivetrain/Cog/Chainring/Chain:
FSA Pro Track 53t - 18t cog / Sram 1/8th / Rotor Bolts
Derailleurs/Shifters:
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Saddle/Seatpost:
Parts Bin Fuji Seatpost / Fabric Spoon
Brakes:
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Front Wheel/Hub/Tire:
Boyd 40mm Tubular/ Gatorskin
Rear Wheel/Hub/Tire:
Boyd 40mm Tubular/ Gatorskin
Bike History
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Added by WishIWasMattReyes. Last updated 6 minutes ago.
Latest 24 Comments
haha wait can you take a pic with the saddle + seatpost assembly out of the bike? i wanna see how short you had to cut it
Posted about 2 months ago
wth are those bars hahahaha
Posted 2 months ago
some velo oranges I got at Outpost, dont knock it hella comfy. It also going to get a Wald Giant Delivery basket for shop walmart runs
Posted 2 months ago
oh they look very comfy indeed and i have no interest in talking them down or anything, i just got spooked by them looking to be wider than the TT is long haha
Posted 2 months ago
too be honest i might swap them out for some mustache bars in the future because they cant fit through doors easily : (
Posted 2 months ago
Nope nope u gotta level out that saddle some more
Posted 3 months ago
it is, it was getting rlly dark and i threw it on rq but i leveled it when i got homw dw
Posted 3 months ago
Is this the first comment from @GhostRidingTheWhip that is actually a sentence, instead of the usual +1 ,
Posted 3 months ago






























bike_mysubi says:
Love seeing the progression on this build!
Posted 8 days ago
WishIWasMattReyes says:
thank you sm, honestly its very fun looking back on here from the day I bought it. This year has been a lot and this bike is the center of it all
Posted 8 days ago
WishIWasMattReyes says:
your gt is also still my fav
Posted 8 days ago