My "Specialissima"

At a time when manufacturers are pouring resources into aerodynamic-frame technology, the Specialissima feels more capriccioso than precipitando²

On flats it is animato, it tackles hills con bravura e brio and is most definitely molto leggiero.

When I took it on some rough gravel, I expected it to feel skittish; instead it was placido, soave, e molto risoluto.

And for a bike designed to go up, it shines most unexpectedly on descents, where it is molto vivace, e non troppo impetuoso ma spiritoso e molto veloce⁷.

Every 11 years a man deserves a new bike (among other things)