Re: [CR] Ghisallo

(Example: Framebuilders:Alex Singer)

Date: Mon, 05 Apr 2004 13:36:31 -0800
From: "Chuck Schmidt" <chuckschmidt@earthlink.net>
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR] Ghisallo
References: <5.1.0.14.0.20040405125510.00b91e88@cisunix.unh.edu> <20040405180316.M40556@veloworks.com>


stevens wrote:
>
> On Mon, 05 Apr 2004 10:24:32 -0800, Chuck Schmidt wrote
> > Vince Connelly wrote:
> > >
> > > Where can a person obtain a Madonna del Ghisallo head tube badge? An old
> > > friend went to the chapel, and brought back some laminated prayer cards. I
> > > wanted but them in my spokes, and make a prayer wheel, of sorts. Did Coppi
> > > have one on his Bianchi? Any references in text, etc. are appreciated. If
> > > you have one, please contact me off- list.
> >
> > They, like everything else, show up with great regularity on eBay.
> > Good hunting!
>
> Coppi likely would NOT have had one on his bike, since he was an atheist.
>
> You can get Ghisallo medallions from:
>
> http://www.aquinasandmore.com/
> http://www.catholicshopper.com/
> http://www.theangelsgarden.com/
> http://www.discountcatholicstore.com/
> http://grahamwatson.safeshopper.com/81/410.htm?627
>
> --
> Steven L. Sheffield

Steven, none of your links are to a Madonna del Ghisallo head tube badge that Vince is asking about. Lots of medallions, but no stinkin' badges that mount to a tube. Check out this eBay auction to see what Vince wants:

Cyclist protection charm Madonna del Ghisallo: http://ebay.com/<blah

It even incorporates a chainring in the design!

Chuck "has one on a '50 Bianchi Folgorissima even though I'm not Catholic" Schmidt South Pasadena, Southern California

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