In a message dated 6/18/01 6:26:00 AM, mark.d.lawrence@ntlworld.com writes:
<< On a London trip I found some team cycling shorts in a Covent Garden italian 'rag' shop. They're black, wool and polyester, all around 34" waist size, one is lettered "Bianchi Feuma", the other "Cycles Deffert", and the last "Zullo", each giving letters in fine brocaded white embroidery. I don't suppose you could point me in the right direction in terms of team histories regards these items, because I might describe them to sell them. I've obviously heard of Bianchi, but what can I say about Bianchi/Fuema and who are Cycles Deffert and Zullo anyone?
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It's probally "Faema" and they were a sponser in the 50s and 60s. They make coffee machines. Many great riders including Merckx rode for them. The Bianchi would put it in the 50s but not the polyester. Zullo is a bike maker noted for goofy designs and paint jobs. Deffert I can't help with. Phil Brown