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Pegoretti Day is Done

2018 52cm Pegoretti Day is Done in a Panel color scheme
56cm Pegoretti Day is Done in a Panel color scheme
57cm Pegoretti Day is Done in a Fiorellin color scheme
58cm Pegoretti Day is Done in a Blue/Yellow Faema color scheme
Pegoretti Day Is Done frome the 2010 catalog

Named after a Nick Drake song as covered by the jazz pianist Brad Mehldau, Day Is Done is a stunning addition to Dario Pegoretti's lexicon of lugged steel framesets.

Day Is Done was developed as a performance lugged frame using classic construction and the benefits of oversized tubing.  The Day is Done's headtube is 7 mm shorter than a tig-welded frame, though a “ring” can be added to the upper lug to increase the height if requested.

Build from heat treatedColumbus Spirit Niobium tubing based on the tubeset designed for the Marcelo with modifications to optimize it for lugged construction and using a Cadnezia oversized lugset developed in a collaboration between Dario and Darrell McCulloch of Llewellyn Bikes in Australia.  The rear dropout attachment is amended with a hollow tube through the stays offering an increased surface for brazing and providing a striking visual effect.  The brazed tube also increases lateral rigidity of the chainstay at the critical juncture with the dropout.

Building lugged frames is a more gentle and time consuming process than TIG welding.  In addition to cutting and milling, each tube must be fitted to a hand tapered lug and then, patiently silver brazed together at relatively low (600o C to 900o C) temperatures.  Due to the low temperatures and reenforcing of the lugs, this process results in an extremely strong and readily repairable frame.  In the hands of a superior builder working without time constraints, lugged steel represents the pinnacle of bicycle frame esthetics.

The Day is Done is a work of industrial art endowed with Pegoretti superior stiffness, responsiveness and beauty. The Day is Done gives up nothing to any lugged frame from anywhere at any time. The steerer tube is 1-1/8" threadless, the bottom bracket is Italian, the seatpost is 30.6mm the front derailleur clamp is 32mm. The Day is Done comes standard with a Falz carbon fork and Lakeside Bicycles includes a Chris King 1-1/8 AheadSettm in your choice of colors (subject to availability).  Pegoretti builds a limited number of these frames on a special order basis only.

Day is Done Frameset Features

Pegoretti standard frame geometries

Current Day is Done Inventory

2020 54cm Pegoretti Day is Done in a Ciavete paint scheme, in stock at $6,300
53cm Pegoretti Day Is Done with Pegoretti Steel Fork and matching Chris King headset, $6,900