Re: [CR]re: Italvega Superspeciale

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From: "Chuck Schmidt" <chuckschmidt@earthlink.net>
Subject: Re: [CR]re: Italvega Superspeciale
Date: Tue, 5 Dec 2006 18:28:07 -0800
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Charles Andrews wrote:
>
> The only thing that always bugged me about these (Italvega
> Superspeciale) is that the person who specified the design
> (American, right? contracted in italy), stole Pogliaghi's diamond
> cutout. The diamond cutout in the 60s and 70s was Pogliaghi's
> signature as surely as the PSM stamp. The diamond cut on the top
> italvega bike seems a blatant attempt to piggyback on Pogliaghi's
> reputation...but maybe I'm full of crap, too.
>
> It always seemed that way, to me. Anyone know more about that?

Ben Lawee was Italvega (also Univega).

I think it's important to note that there are only four suits of cards to pick from, so somebody is going to get their toes stepped on.

As example when people see the spade cut out of the lug and all the rest of the parts on my Peter Johnson they always assume that Peter copied Mario Confente's spade cut out, but Peter was using the spade cut out before anyone had heard of Mario Confente here in the US.

http://www.velo-retro.com/peterjohnson.html

Chuck Schmidt
South Pasadena, Southern California
United States of America
http://www.velo-retro.com (reprints, t-shirts & timelines)