On Tue, 6 Dec 2005 BobHoveyGa@aol.com wrote:
> Sergio;
> It is good to hear that Billato builds nice frames. But I must wonder if
> the ones that the connoisseurs value so much in Italy are of the same quality
> as those sent to the USA to become Masi's lowest and next-to-lowest models.
How could I know?
> If you've got any photo's of Billato's premium work, I'd like very much to
> see them. Also, any other details about Billato (when he started building,
> etc.) would be very much appreciated.
I am sorry, about Billato I know nothing more than I have written already. In case one really cares, be sure that a frank talk with Antonio Taverna would unravel a lot of stories.
Sergio Pisa Italia
P.s. About (true) stories here is another one, surely Off Topic for CR, which I can happily report. Sorry, I cannot quote who, first hand, told me.
.... one day the bell rang and I went to the door. There he was, Supermario, with a frameset that was to be branded as Cannondale, since to that he was bound by contract. His real Cannondales used to break, under too great a stress, 3/4th down along the vertical tube ...