Monthly Archives: September 2011

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50xCHAIRS #5 – Joe Colombo Elda

60s design icon and pipe aficionado Joe Colombo designed the Elda chair in 1963, for Italian manufacturer Comfort. Named after his wife, the chair was the first of this scale to be produced with a fibreglass shell. Everything Colombo touched turned to futuristic gold, and the Elda is one of his best.

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Santa Cruz

So, my Santa Cruz Nomad is still hanging from the workstand, held up by what appears to be a worldwide shortage of e.thirteen single chainring bolts. It’s not too far off though, with the Fox 36 Talas forks already bolted on, and a sparkling clean SRAM drivetrain and a pair of Hope Mono brakes waiting [...]