[CR]Now:Bikes we discuss Was:Classic Italian

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From: "Chuck Schmidt" <chuckschmidt@earthlink.net>
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
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Subject: [CR]Now:Bikes we discuss Was:Classic Italian
Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2002 09:43:19 -0700

Marty Eison wrote:
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> I don't get it.
> There's lots of talk about mojo and juice about Colnago,
> Masi (even those quasi California built ones! lol), Legnano,
> and Frejus (to name a few), but not much buzz on De Rosa, Gios,
> or Pinarello. Is this just personal preference? Pinarellos get barely
> a glance on e-buy. I could almost suspect marketing, but isn't
> De Rosa a more recognizable name to the average cyclist than
> Masi? Pinarello has bikes in pro peloton so that should help
> brand recognition but still very little interest. Can someone
> explain?

Number of posts from the CR archives...

Galmozzi------54 Thanet--------64 Ephgrave------88 Gios---------126 Gillott------162 Pinarello----190 Flying Scot--196 De Rosa------393 Alex Singer--508 Confente-----667 Rene Herse---704 Peugeot------983 Masi--------1771 Raleigh-----2223

Kind of an eye opener! (there would be more if I included all the misspelled versions of bike names)

Chuck Schmidt SoPas, SoCal

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