PEGORETTI LOVE #3
Press copy and specifications
Source: dariopegoretti.com/love-3, September 2026


TAGLINE
Witty, light and fast. Our aluminium road racer, back in disc.

INTRODUCTION
First launched in 2006 and loved ever since. New Love #3 keeps the original’s killer feel and brings it up to date: disc brakes, internal routing and a new Pegoretti carbon fork.

SHORT DESCRIPTION
Discover the new Pegoretti Love #3, a handmade aluminium road racing frame with disc brakes and internal routing, from the Bottega of Officina Dario Pegoretti in Verona, Italy.

AT A GLANCE
  Aluminium — Custom oversized tubing
  Internal — Cable routing
  Electronic — Groupset only
  Stock or Custom Sizing — 480–620 mm


LOVE ME THREE TIMES
First launched in 2006, Love #3 became an instant classic, with riders falling for its fast, fun and predictable handling. It was an aluminium frame unlike any other: aggressive and smooth. A punk rocker with good manners.

Riders who own a Love #3 talk about it differently to our steel bikes. They're a little bit crazy about it, and for years they've asked us to bring it back. So here it is: our Love #3, in disc and with internal routing, the way our friends want to ride it today. The name is unchanged because the bike, at heart, is unchanged.

Ask Pietro for one word about Elio and he says elegant. Ask him about Love #3 and he says witty. Then light. Then fast. If Elio is the stainless steel bike you buy once for a lifetime of long rides, Love #3 is the one to reach for when you want to go like blazes: the rudest to ride in our range if you're into red lines, and talkative with it.

DISC, ROUTED, UNCHANGED AT HEART
New Love #3 respects the original’s to-the-floor feel and brings everything around it up to date. Disc brakes, flat-mount. Electronic groupsets only, with fully internal cable routing through the same head tube as Elio, Orlando and Marcelo Interno, so it takes the same integrated cockpits. A BSA bottom bracket, a 31.6mm seat post, and a new Pegoretti carbon fork, the P32, with clearance for 32mm tyres.

The tubing is still our custom, oversized aluminium, welded here in Verona. The result is around 25% lighter than our disc stainless steel models, and it rides the way aluminium should: direct, eager, and quick to accelerate, without the harshness. A road racing frame with a penchant for crits, plain and simple.

It is at its best on short, fast rides, the ones where you go out to go beyond your best and come home grinning. For long days in the saddle, most riders will be happier on Elio. For sprinting out of a no-brake back left to a flag-waving home stretch, Love will leave it on the road.

OPTIONS & EXPERIENCE
Every Love #3 is built to order. Standard and custom geometries, Ciavete artwork, solid colours or Pegoretti geometric paint designs are all on the table. If in doubt, please get in contact.


QUOTE
"Riders who have the Love #3 think about it in a different way to our steel models; they go out, go wild and come back in a blast. A fun ride for free spirits."
— Pietro Pietricola, Pegoretti


SPECIFICATIONS
  Frame:                  Custom oversized aluminium tubing
  Fork:                   Pegoretti P32 carbon fibre
  Tyre clearance:         Up to 32mm
  Internal cable routing: Yes
  Head tube:              As Elio, Orlando and Marcelo Interno, for integrated cockpits
  Groupset support:       Electronic only
  Brakes:                 Disc, flat-mount standard
  Bottom bracket:         BSA
  Seat post size:         31.6mm diameter
  Weight:                 Around 25% lighter than our disc steel models
  Max rider weight:       120 kg (264 lbs)
  Best for:               Short, fast road rides

OPTIONS
  Finish:                 Ciavete, graphics, panel or solid colours paint
  Cockpit:                Choice of stem/handlebar and headset combinations
  Geometry:               Standard or custom

INCLUDED WITH EVERY FRAME
  Frameset
  Pegoretti P32 carbon fork
  2 x thru-axles
  Seat clamp
  Front derailleur clamp
  Single colour as standard

PRICING
  Chassis from €4,300
  Standard or custom sizing — same price
  Paint from €410 (Pegoretti Graphic or Panel) or €870 (Ciavete), plus tax
  Complete builds on request. Every Love #3 is built to order.


GEOMETRY
Sizes 480–620 mm, standard or custom. Shared with Elio, Orlando and Marcelo Interno.

Size  C-C (mm)  T (mm)  D (mm)  SA (°)  HA (°)  C (mm)  H (mm)  F (mm)  Reach (mm)  Stack (mm)
 480       447     518      70      75    71.8     410     105     575         381         505
 490       461     520      70      75    71.8     410     110     578         381         510
 500       474     525      75    74.5    71.8     414     114     578         379         519
 510       489     530      75    74.5      72     414     129     582         380         534
 520       503     535      75      74      72     416     141     582         377         545
 530       515     542      75    73.5      72     417     152     585         376         556
 540       530     550      75    73.5      72     417     163     584         381         566
 550       540     558      75      73      73     419     172     587         381         575
 560       550     565      75      73      73     419     183     594         385         584
 570       560     570      75      73      73     419     193     599         387         592
 580       570     575      75    72.5      73     421     207     599         387         607
 590       583     580      75      72      73     422     219     598         378         620
 600       590     585      75      72      73     422     226     602         379         630
 610       595     590      75    71.5      73     424     229     602         379         638
 620       605     595      75    71.5      73     424     240     606         381         643

C-C seat tube, centre to centre · T top tube, effective · SA seat angle · HA head angle · C chainstay · H head tube. Columns as published at dariopegoretti.com/love-3.


FROM THE TECH NOTES
  Seat post:              31.6mm
  Headset:                Integrated, internal routing; chosen with the cockpit
  Bottom bracket:         BSA threaded
  Brakes:                 Flat-mount disc, 2 x thru-axles
  Groupsets:              Electronic only

Officina Dario Pegoretti, Verona, Italy · dariopegoretti.com
