Ghin's Legor Porreca Disc
We gave the owner of this Legor a questionnaire and are very excited to share his story!
CPS: Why Legor?
Ghin : Long story summarised - ended up on a gravel race / bikepacking trip with CPS mechanic Joshua Tang, and he noticed the Kona Rove ST (steel) I was on.
Bit of a "swiss army knife" bike that tips the scales at a feathery 11.5kg (!!!) We ended up chatting about bike frames, steel as a material, and he said "Have you heard of Mattia Paganotti and Legor Cicli? We just got a few frames in, come by and check it out."
The name sounded familiar and upon some googling, saw the original Service Course posts about it and Tristan Cardew's blue steel race machine. I'd come across it many years before, but never thought I'd have the chance to see one / own one in real life due to the long timeframe for a bespoke custom bike.
I really love Mattia's story: ex-pro skateboarder that started racing fixies and serendipitously ended up frame building - from fixing lathes, being gifted the late Piero Serena's workshop tools, to tutelage under different Italian masters culminating in Dario Pegoretti.
His story is very punk rock, and I'm all for it! Also the way he rides his bike reminded me of my youth riding skateboards, and I love his DGAF attitude to current styles / trends and just doing what he wants to do.
On the frame itself - the CPS + FitSkuul team had pre-built a few custom geos in multiple sizes, and there was one that fit me perfectly. That was the Legor Porreca Road Disc in the Stinger colourway. Normally you'd wait 1+ year for a customised frame (and at the time, 2+ years due to supply chain shortages), and here was one in the flesh.
Once that was settled, it only made sense to keep with the Italian theme - thus the Campy wheels, Vittoria tyres, SMP Selle saddle and Deda finishing kit. The frame colour popped by itself, so wanted all the parts to stay as black for contrast.
CPS : What quality were you hoping to achieve for the ride?
On ride feel - the oversized downtube makes such a difference. Feedback from the road is more prominent, yet never uncomfortable. The bike has a 'Goldilocks' feel between too stiff vs. too dull & muted - making it a much more exciting, lively and comfortable ride.
BUILD SPEC
| Frameset | Legor Porreca Disc |
| Headset | Chris King |
| Wheelset | Campagnolo Bora WTO |
| Tyres | Vittoria CORSA N.EXT |
| Groupset | Campagnolo Super Record EPS 12 Speed |
| Stem | Deda Zero |
| Seatpost | Deda Superleggero RS |
| Handlebar | Deda Zero 100 |
| Saddle | Selle Italia SMP |
| Grips | Burgh Hex |
| Bottom Bracket | Argonaut T47 CAM |
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