Sorry... that last link isnt happy in browsers unless its quoted. Try this:
"http://bulgier.net/pics/bike/Catalogs/ciocc(tsd)/3.jpg"
Rich Pinder Van Nuys, CA
Rich Pinder wrote:
> While searching for the roots of an Italian bike called a Marini, I
> found some great info on Mark Bulgiers site regarding the CIOCC
> bikes.... and I'm getting more and more convinced that the Marini
> indeed came from the CIOCC shop. The lettering on the tops of the
> chainstays, and the fork crown carvings on both bikes have many
> similarities.
>
> I have been thinking that my bike is a 1984 model, and the wording on
> the top tube has made me think so. It reads:
>
> DESIGNER '84
> MARINI
> MICROF. C 40
>
> Here is the text from the top tube from a CIOCC, listed in brochure
> document on Marks website as a "Ten Speed Drive Import" - maybe a US
> distributor / builder / importer for CIOCC ?
>
> DESIGNER '84
> CIOCC
> MICROF. C 40
>
> Do you think I'm correct in thinking '84 means its a 1984 model
> ??? or does it mean something else....
> And what do you think the last line means ?
>
> If you check the two website pictures below, you'll see the similarity
> of the writing, and the similar location of the text on both these
> frames makes me feel more confident the Marini is some kind of
> relative to a CIOCC:
>
> Thanks in advance for any thoughts you have.
>
> Rich Pinder
> Van Nuys, CA
>
>
> My Marini: http://www-hsc.usc.edu/
> The CIOCC: http://bulgier.net/