Ciocc Supremo

Price was $13,999, now $10,999!

Ciocc Supremo Review

As a club, leisure and open rider at various levels over the past 22 years I have had the opportunity to ride and race a lot of cool bikes. My most recent purchase is the new Supremo from Ciocc. I must admit to being nervous at buying a frame that is reputedly so light and I had only seen a picture on a mobile phone. Add to that, this is not a cheap frame!

On arrival I had it immediately built by The Bike Shed with my set of hand chosen parts – full spec and pictures below. The weight of the finished bike is astonishing at just over 5.9kg all in ready to ride! I just love the look of this bike. The classic look of the tube shapes, minimalist paintwork and the carbon work is incredible. It is almost impossible to see where tubes are joined.

My first proper ride was 100km from Mansfield to top of Bulla and back. With the weight and look of this bike my concerns were handling, vertical compliance for getting power on the ground and stiffness for getting power to the back wheel. Even at the first couple of pedal strokes this bike feels amazing. It is better than anything I’ve ridden in every way. Stiff, sprints well, accelerates incredibly and it puts rubber on the road better than many other top bikes! Ride quality is great too, I love riding this bike, I have subsequently ridden Alpine Classic 140km on it and it’s really comfortable to ride. So ride quality and stiffness are top shelf, what about handling? Let me put it this way, as mentioned first ride was Bulla. My descent time was only seconds off my fastest descent and it was totally fuss free, probably my cleanest descent of Bulla. At the Alpine I loved tearing past riders on descents and wore half the logos off the tyres. This thing inspires confident descending and feels rock solid underneath me, I couldn’t ask for more.

Summary: The Ciocc Supremo is by far the best bike I’ve ever owned or ridden and if you have the means I highly recommend getting one!

Ciocc Devilry

Price $12,999

The Ciocc Devilry is priced at $12,999, which for a 6.6kg bike with race quality carbon wheels and Campagnolo Super Record would seem like the right price point, right among other similarly equipped Italian beauties.

Couple that with the fact that this is a genuine, 100% handmade quality carbon frame and the dollars seem easier to justify. Many would argue whether there even is ‘value for money’ at this end of the price spectrum, however, with the Ciocc you are buying an artisan built frame from a boutique producer, a bike that will be as individual as you are, and despite its subtle looks will certainly stand out in a crowd. When you stand back and look at the new bike in your possession, then look at the credit card statement just tell yourself “The Devilry made me do it!”

Ciocc make a range of frames from the old school style steel San Cristobal right through to the exquisite Devilry, a modern masterpiece made with painstaking detail by artisans using the premium materials of our time. A good ride should not only be expected, it is guaranteed.

If you aren't a Campag fan, and would prefer Dura Ace, just let us know and we can build you one as you'd like it. Dura Ace with Zipps sound good?

Ciocc Araton

Price was $7,999, but now just $5,999!

Ciocc manufacture in Italy a range of high quality full carbon fibre road frames. The Araton is a made from T800 carbon fibre and is available with an integrated seat pillar (isp) or with a standard style seat post.

A thoroughly modern monococque frame with smooth flowing lines, integrated 1 1/2" lower and 1 1/8" upper headset bearings and weighing in at just over 1 kilogram the Araton is a perfect base around which to build your dream bike. Just let us know which is your preferred group set and we can have it ready to roll within a couple of days. A frame of this quality deserves a nice set of components so we would usually recommend either of Shimano's top two groups, Dura Ace or Ultegra or one of Campagnolo's great 11 speed groups in Athena, Chorus, Record or Super Record.

Ciocc Rydon Ultegra Road Bike

Was $5,999, now $4,499!

The Ciocc Rydon is a very stylish carbon fibre road bike. But what else would you expect from a passionate builder from a country where style is king. Ciocc don't do anything bland, and having been in business for so long it's obvious that they rate quality as highly as style. The Rydon frame is a great example of form and function combining perfectly resulting in a bike that is as beautiful to ride as it is to look at.

The bike we have in stock is built with Ultegra 6700 and is fitted with deep dish Zipp carbon race wheels, not as shown in this accomanying picture.

Ciocc Rydon Centaur/Fulcrum R5 Road Bike

Now $4,999

There is something almost poetic about an Italian bike being built up with Italian components. It just seems right. "The band is back together" sort of thing.

The Ciocc (pronounced Chock, Church, Cheok and probably any number of other options) is an Italian bike manufacturer with a long history of producing quality products. The Rydon frame is an excellent mid range frame carbon fibre frame that is lightweight and yet reasonably stiff, offering a good option for racers or enthusiastic weekend riders. A bonus is that it looks great too, which is an ego pumper as your bike becomes the subject of admiration outside the coffee shop after a ride.

Decked out with Campagnolo's great 10 speed Centaur ensemble and fitted with Fulcrum Racing 5 wheels, the Rydon is a sweet package that will provide enjoyable riding for many years to come.

Ciocc Extro

Price was $5,499, now on sale at $3,999

We are able to build up a Ciocc to your requirements, with Shimano or Campagnolo equipment as you prefer. The bike for sale here at $4499 is assembled with the new Shimano Ultegra 6700.

The Ciocc Extro is a lovely Italian carbon fibre frame and is reviewed here by Bikeradar. the review is of an Extro with Campagnolo Veloce.

"Ciocc offer an evocative vintage range as well, but we’re concerned with the bang-up-to-date road bikes. The Extro is the least expensive carbon frame in the Ciocc range, and it's a real star. It rides brilliantly, and if it had better wheels it would be a rocket.

Frame: Any colour you like, beautiful ride and superlight – at this price you’ve never had it so good (10/10)
Handling: The Extro is smooth, stable, nimble and a willing partner in the climbs (9/10)
Equipment: Campagnolo Veloce doesn’t feel like a cost-saver; Deda finishing kit is good quality but ripe for a future upgrade (8/10)
Wheels: Fulcrum Racing 7s are reliable but nothing special – your first upgrade when you’re ready to step up the speed (7/10)

In the late Seventies and early Eighties, the Milk Race was dominated by Russian, Czech and Polish riders, and they rode Ciocc bikes. The brand became very popular in the UK and also gained cult status in the US, for the irony of riding the bikes of the Russian team during the Cold War.
The unusual logo is derived from Francesco Moser’s 1977 World Championships victory and, legend has it, a poker game between Ciocc founder Giovanni Pelizzoli, Ernesto Colnago and Ugo De Rosa. Pelizzoli won the game and the right to use the club of Colnago and the heart of De Rosa on his bikes.
At 1,100g the Extro LC's frame is a serious tool. Some top pro teams ride frames that are no lighter.
Our test bike had been built with one eye on price, so it rolls on Fulcrum Racing 7s and wears Campagnolo Veloce, topped with basic Deda components. Despite that, it weighs just 8.16kg, and it flies.
Give it full throttle and the Ciocc accelerates with some of the vigour of a true superbike, only limited by the heavy wheels. Fulcrum Racing 7s are good, and serve a number of more expensive bikes, but they’re easily outclassed by the Extro frame. There’s no doubt that, while the frame transfers your efforts commission-free, the wheels take the edge off the surge. Another £200 or so on the wheels would go a long way.
The Extro LC handles brilliantly and loves fast descents, although the 13-26 block holds it back – it needs the 11-25 option, if not a standard chainset rather than the 34/50 compact. It climbs so effectively that a 39T ring would suffïce if the gradients don’t go far into double figures. That said, on the steepest of Bath’s numerous savage ramps we were definitely grateful for the 34x26 bottom gear, and for the frame’s firm refusal to flex.
The Veloce groupset impressed us a lot. It simply doesn’t feel like a budget option. The Ergopower shifters and noisy freewheel are acquired tastes, but we like the Multishift function that allows you to trim the front mech for chainline and shift four sprockets either way across the cassette in one go. It’s ideal to cancel out a shift to the inner ring in anticipation of an impending hill. Shifts are really positive and the brakes are good too.
For all its performance, the Extro LC is smooth and comfortable thanks to its curvy stays and ovalised down-tube. Undoubtedly, it would be a brilliant, fast sportive bike."

The general impression from Bikeradar is that the Extro is a very, very good bike, with any criticisms being directed at the component specifications, which won't be an issue when you specify to us how you would like yours built.

Ciocc San Cristobal Road Frame

Price $3199

Ciocc 'San Cristobal' and 'Replica' model frame sets are made from Columbus double butted drawn tubing, with micro fused brazing, Silva rear dropouts and investment cast lugs. Each with Columbus hand crafted fork. A new model for 2010, each frame is handmade in Italy.

There are many riders that still believe that steel (cromoly) frames deliver the best overall ride. "Steel is real as they say". The story goes that steel road bikes have made a "comeback", but what may be true is that they have never really disappeared. Aluminium frames have become lighter and inexpensive to make relative to a high quality steel frame, but do they ride as well? Fans of steel bikes do not believe so. As recently as 20 years ago, a professional rider making his living from cycling, rode a steel (cromoly) bicycle. Since then, many different materials have come onto the scene some more successfully than others. Other materials might make a frame stiffer, lighter, or more compliant and comfortable than steel tubes, but steel is still the point of comparison, possibly even the "benchmark".

Many of us still look at a professionally built steel frame, and view it not just as a quality frame, but rather as a "work of art" to be admired, and ridden with passion. There is a degree of craftmanship that is absent from many (but not all) of the modern carbon fibre frames.

The Ciocc San Cristobal is beautiful to look at and beautiful to ride. No wonder there has been a resurgence in all things retro.

At Ivanhoe Cycles, we can build you a San Cristobal with your choice of components be they Shimano, SRAM or Campagnolo.