Re: [CR]Panto'd Somec

(Example: Events:Cirque du Cyclisme)

Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2001 13:29:17 -0800
From: "Marc Boral" <mbikealive@earthlink.net>
To: OROBOYZ@aol.com
CC: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR]Panto'd Somec
References: <98.fe652b1.27a88a18@aol.com>


Awesome pictures Dale. Makes my heart race :-) If anyone has some Somec panto'd stuff, please contact me.

Marc Boral

OROBOYZ@aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 1/30/01 3:35:12 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> chuckschmidt@earthlink.net writes:
>
> << I remember seeing a very trick Somec (Italy) with full pantographed Dura
> Ace in 1976 at Wishire West bike shop in Santa Monica (anyone remember
> Bernard?). When I asked wats up wit dat they said the Italians thought
> it was cool to have something other than the ubiquitous Campagnolo Super
> Record on a pro bike. >>
>
> That would have been the era of Dohnnie Einhorn (strange but true!) & Amber
> Sports in Florida....bringing in Somec and Paletti. He brought in some of the
> wildest panto bikes at that time.
>
> Here is a Somec pantograph supreme from 1979 NY Bike Show (I think):
>
> http://www.cyclesdeoro.com/somec_r_der.htm
> http://www.cyclesdeoro.com/somec_cranks.htm

>

> Dale Brown