I. Martin imports in LA used to sell Lygie. I beat a guy in a sprint in a race, waaay back in '73, who was on a Lygie. A dark (a la Italvega) brown one. Of course, I was on an Allegro. O yeah, I. Martin sold those, too.
-peter (smell a)
Dave Feldman wrote:
> Atala along with a brand called Lygie was made by a company called Rizzato,
> and rumored to have been prison-built. Hollywood Schwinn Cyclery on Santa
> Monica Blvd. used to sell Lygie.
> David Feldman
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> >From: OROBOYZ@aol.com
> >To: Robert_S_Benson@d-fd.com, sachs@erols.com
> >Cc: brianblum@hotmail.com, classicrendezvous@bikelist.org,
> classicrendezvous-admin@bikelist.org, peterg@ixpres.com, richardsachs@juno.com
> >Subject: {ClassicRend]Re: [Classicrendezvous] Atala
> >Date: Thu, Nov 30, 2000, 7:19 AM
> >
>
> >In a message dated 11/30/00 10:11:03 AM Eastern Standard Time,
> >Robert_S_Benson@d-fd.com writes:
> >
> ><< Were not both Atala's and Bottechia's made in the Carnielli brothers
> > factory, or was that maybe an exporter? >>
> >
> >Both came into the USA via Stuyvescent (Corso) in NYC. Atala was/is a
> >separate operation from Carnielli....
> >
> >Hey Steve..
> >How do you like that Holdsworth now? (It used to belong to Steve, folks!)
> >Also to be shown at <A HREF="http://www.cyclesdeoro.com/Cirquemain.htm">The
> >Cirque du Cyclisme</A> this Spring.....