Greg, I believe the steel bits under the paint is an example of old world charm. Insert sarcastic grin. Curt Goodrich Bicycles 607 NE 22nd Ave. Minneapolis, MN 55418 612.788.6812
> Lou:
>
> IIRC, didn't they also import Viners as their "lower cost" Italian
> stallions.....? Or was that a different Importer?
>
> BTW, only the Guerciottis with the "second generation" graphics (after the
> Masi-esque block-letter ones with flags) were painted here in the US, I
> believe. My wife's everyday bike, a 1981 Guerciotti, was finished in Italy
> (and it shows - how about metal filings on the top of the BB under the
> paint?)
>
> Regards.
>
> Greg Parker
> A MI USA
>
>
> >
> > Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2002 09:54:59 -0500
> > From: LouDeeter@aol.com
> > To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
> > Subject: Re: [CR]Ten Speed Drive
> >
> > In addition to Guerciotti, Woodrup and Tommaso, I also show in the Used
> > Bike Buyers Guide that Ten Speed Drive imported Rossin. I don't know
which
> > frames got the U.S. paint, but I suspect only the Italian frames as I
think
> > Woodrup was "properly" finished at the factory. As I recall, in the
early
> > 80s, the U.S. customer wanted an Italian frame with nice glossy,
> > clearcoated decals and this wasn't a specialty of most Italian
> > framebuilders. Ten Speed Drive was trying to satisfy a niche market
with
> > their offerings. I don't know whether Gita did the same or not. Lou
> > Deeter, Orlando FL
> >
>
>
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