Kind of interesting stuff on Pegoretti from the VeloNews® web site today:
Number of Employees: 3
What they produced in 2002: 400 frames (under the Pegoretti name--would not disclose how frames were produced for other manufacturers--a Pegoretti tradition)
What's New: Lugged frames are in high demand--although Dario initially planned on building only 30 of his Luigino framesets, demand has forced him to produced twice that amount--finding the necessary lugs has been a difficult search
I Did Not Know That: 1. Only 20 percent of Dario Pegoretti's production is aluminum. The rest is steel. 2. A custom frame will take about 10 weeks from order to delivery. 3. The artwork found on each bicycle is generated by Dario himself, a big fan of avant-garde artwork himself. 4. The artwork is hand painted on each frame, not transferred. 5. Pegoretti's best seller is the Great Googoolee Moogoolee.
Chuck Schmidt SoPas, SoCal (sprinkled rain with the sun out half hour ago and temp on its way to 80s)
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