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Welding a frame in the Bottega, Verona
Lungadige Galtarossa 21/A, Verona

The
Bottega

Where the frames are made, the paint is mixed, and people who visit never want to leave.

The workshop

More than
a workshop

The Bottega sits on the banks of the Adige in Verona, behind a door that gives nothing away. Inside, it's another world. Steel tubes lean against walls covered in art — a Merckx poster beside an abstract painting beside a row of power switches. There's a welding station at one end, a paint booth at the other, and in between, the quiet intensity of people making things by hand.

Customers who visit tend to stay. They come for a fitting and end up spending the afternoon. They drink coffee, talk about riding, watch a frame being brazed, argue about Zappa. The bike becomes almost secondary — an access pass to an extraordinary place and the people who inhabit it.

This page is for those who haven't made the trip yet. It's not the same as being there — nothing is — but it might help explain why the bikes are the way they are.

The Bottega wall — Merckx poster, abstract art, power switches
The Bottega wall — art, cycling, everything in between
The Officina, Verona
The Officina, Verona
Films from the Bottega

Watch

The workshop in motion. The processes, the people, the place — captured in short films from Verona.

Inside the Bottega
3:43
Universally Pegoretti: Fatto a Mano in Verona
2:41
Wander

Look
around

The Bottega isn't curated. It's chaotic, creative and fueled by community. Take a walk through the door.

Specs
Tubes waiting for their time
Selecting tubes from the rack Choosing
Frame geometry drawing clipped to jigThe blueprint
TIG welding a tube — flame, gloves, jigBrazing
Workshop tools
Frame tree — raw frames on rack, Big Leg Emma posterThe rack
Paint bottles in cardboard boxes — every colour The palette
Carrying frame into paint boothInto the booth
Hand-painting Ciavete — brush on tube, paint-stained handsHands
Finishing a Ciavete frame — teal paint, blue glovesCiavete in progress
The hand print banner — Fatti con le mani Fatti con le mani
Paint booth wall — splatter, RAL codes, peace signArt and industry
Lunch at the Bottega — prosciutto, tomatoes, courgetteLunch
Lunchtime
Panettone and wine
Indira the workshop dog
Cockpits await colour
Working on specs
Gas canister
Handing over a bike
The process

From conversation
to frame

01

Conversation

Every Pegoretti starts with a conversation. What you ride, where you ride, how you ride. What you love about your current bike and what you'd change.

02

Measurement

Fit data, riding position, physical considerations. The geometry is drawn from your body and your riding, not from a size chart. Standard or custom — every frame is built to order.

03

Construction

Cut, mitre, braze, align. Each frame is built by hand from Pegoretti's custom steel tubing. The oversized front end, the slender seat stays — every tube profile has a reason.

04

Paint

A single colour, a Ciavete surprise, geometric diversions — whatever the finish, it's applied by hand in the Bottega's paint booth. The finish is where the frame becomes indelibly Pegoretti.

Spray painting in the booth, full suit, B&W
Spray painting in the booth, full suit
Visit

Come to
Verona

The Bottega is open to visitors by appointment. Whether you're ordering a frame, collecting a build, or just want to see where it all happens — get in touch and we'll put the coffee on.

If you can't make it to Verona, this site is the next best thing. But if you can — come. Everyone who visits says the same thing: they didn't want to leave.

Address
Lungadige Galtarossa 21/A
37133 Verona, Veneto
Italy
Contact
info@dariopegoretti.com
+39 045 9617028
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