So when an email arrived from Offline Mattio (OM) detailing the brand’s latest top-of-the-range models, I sensed my chance had come. Possibly as a remnant from my motorcycling days, I have a thing for boutique Italian brands – those offering not just something special but something exclusive. Few UK riders have heard of OM, it being a relatively new niche brand, which added to its appeal. If I was going to have the privilege to test a top-spec bike, I didn’t want a flashy me-too product off a Far East conveyor belt; I wanted a lovingly crafted, rarefied bike that only those in the know would appreciate.
You can customise your own frame geometry for an additional €550. Since the Lemma’s frame is not a monocoque made with a mould, each tube is individually cut and mitred according to body measurements, and then ‘wrapped’ together with the others.
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