Duel Palermo 57cm Ultegra 9 speed

A niche Dutch vintage road bike with excellent handling and the solid ride characteristics of the high-quality lightweight steel frame. Hand-built in the Netherlands with nice details engraved above the crank, below the seat stays and along with the fork crowns. 

The bike is kitted with a Shimano Ultegra 9 speed groupset although the right-hand shifter has been replacing with a 2021 Shimano Claris shifter ( meaning more km's of happy shifting).

Wheels: Stylus Vuelta Corsa 32 spoke
Hubs: Shimano 105
Rear derailleur: Shimano Uletagre
Front derailleur: Shimano Ultegra
Crank: Shimano Ultegra double 53/42
Cassette: Shimano 9s
Headset: Shimano 600
Stem: TTT
Bars: Cinelli
Tires: new Vredenstein Fiammente 28mm

About Duell

In 1978 Jan van Dalen started making lightweight steel racing frames in the coastal town of Monster in the Netherlands. These were the days of what the English call so beautifully, "cottage industry". So Jan built them in his shed at home. However, Jan quickly grew out of his shed and moved to Hoek van Holland where he stayed until 2002 and produced beautiful steel frames under the name Duell. Today Duell bikes are sold under the Van Herwerden moniker and Jan still only uses high-quality steel as his material of choice.