Ever since I first came across the La Suprema copper plated bike I knew I had to do a copper plating project one day. It took a little longer than I had hoped though.

Since copper plating isn't exactly cheap, I only wanted to do it on a high end frame. At the same time I only wanted the do it on a frame with bad paint, without rust (I hate people that ruin nice vintage frames). Finally add to that the right size and you are up for a long wait.

At long last I managed to find the right frame yesterday: a Fondriest X-Status. The frame came with the original fork and stem. The frame is made up of Dedacciai Optimal (18mcdv6 H.T.) and features nicely oversized steel tubing, with S-bend seat stays out back. The fork is also Dedacciai Optimal and features the same S-bend. The stem is a 3TTT steel stem. Right now the frameset is at the company that is going to do the copper plating. As soon I have an update I will let you guys know.







You can find more pics here

By the way, the frame weighed in at 1660g, so pretty light. The fork and stem weighed in at a more conventional 664g and 336g.

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Good find. Hope the copper plate doesn't let it down.

Hoping the same thing! But we will know soon enough.

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My Renovo R1 wooden bike project

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Please update this thread as you progress with the build. Will be following.