Rekta Lagarista

Built by Ave Maldea for Kiko Escora (manilaanimal) about 12 years ago. While better known for his collaborations with Collossi and The Project, this non-production, custom-made frame is a great example of Manila Animal’s exquisite and unique taste in bikes. Original fork was kept by its original owner and has since been replaced. The backstory and ownership history makes for great conversation at the bike meet but the frame in itself is very pretty and I have been eyeing it for a while as a lot of the other bikes with this kind of geometry are either all really expensive (njs, vintage Italian track bikes, etc) or custom made. Once I saw its price got lower on marketplace, I sold my previous bike to get this one and boy did I make the right decision. The fit of the bike with all the other components I threw on it almost seemed like the bike was custom made for me! While the OG build still stands out, I can only hope my take on it does it justice; we can always get better parts along the way