I know that Chris Kvale sold Strawberrys (Strawberries?) from about 1973 through 1978, so I asked him what he remembers. Here's some of his comments:
"I met Mark DeNucci at the Nationals in '73, or '74 and I noticed that he did very well on a bike of his own making. This was pretty unusual, and it stuck with me. "
"I started selling Strawberrys when I worked at Nortrek Sports from about 1973 to 1975. After that, I sold Strawberrys out of my basement in '76, '77 and '78. When I went down to visit Andy Newland in about 1978, Mark Denucci was building frames there as an employee. There was also a guy named Bob Bladel building for Andy there."
"Strawberry got a patent on that wishbone design."
"After his stint with Strawberry, DeNucci went to Specialized where he designed the Allez. This was mentioned in some of the Specialized marketing material."
John Barron
Minneapolis