Re: [CR]Freschi

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Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2006 21:36:49 -0500
From: "Joseph Bender-Zanoni" <joebz@optonline.net>
Subject: Re: [CR]Freschi
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To: Norris Lockley <norris.lockley@talktalk.net>
References: <001001c709de$200a3cc0$ac8a0d54@049306920171>
cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org

As I told one list member, not 5 miles from my former home in Grand Isle Vermont USA, I talked with a couple who were out on a fabulous Freschi touring tandem. It was very nice indeed. I try and avoid talking these bikes up as I hope to buy one someday, but I guess the cat is way out of the bag!

Joe Bender-Zanoni Great Notch, NJ

Norris Lockley wrote:
> I recall first meeting up with the Freschi family at the 1983 Milan
> Show, and being vrey impressed by the range and quality of their frames,
> as the family had tried to diversify away from just building the
> inevitable range racing bikes.
>
> Probably the most impressive machine was a racing tandem..all Columbus
> of course..but not far behind was a "hill-climb special" with a
> twin-seat-tube configuration, and a shorter wheelbase raod racing frame
> with a fluted seat tube. This model could be ordered in aero tubing,
> with a fluted tube also.
>
> I don't recall seeing any actual touring frames on their stand, and none
> were listed in the catalogue, but two years later they were exhibiting
> lady's and gent's model of mountain bikes which in their Italian
> translation fif bear the word "tourismo"
>
> I don't think that the company lasted much longer..at least it wasn't
> exhibiting in either 1989. or 1991..which was a real pity, as the
> frames, mostly painted in a cream enamel with a lot of chrome were very
> classy.
>
> Norris Lockley...Settle Uk