Re: [CR]freschi

(Example: Framebuilders:Brian Baylis)

From: "henox" <henox@icycle.net>
To: <chasds@mindspring.com>, <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
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Subject: Re: [CR]freschi
Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2006 10:20:28 -0800


Subject: [CR]freschi

Chas wrote:
> Freschi was, I am told, famous for his high-quality touring frames at a time when italian makers didn't really *do* touring. I have seen only one, still for sale at CycleArt. I would love to have one of those in my size. I had a Freschi road bike for awhile, now with another CR member, and it was very tidy; a typical racing frame though. A Freschi touring bike would be an interesting novelty item.<

I've never seen a Freschi touring bike but I'd like to!

My Freschi road bike is anything but typical, at least in the design details of the type that continue to give me a thrill: diamond shaped reinforcements under all of the braze-ons including the shift bosses, compact truncated seat stay attachment, and little roller cable guides sitting just off the bottom bracket. Details, yes, but also unique.

I can't remember when I first started seeing the Freschi bikes at the Milan show but it was probably in the very early eighties. Was it Euro-Asia that brought in a couple batches of them?

Hugh Enox