Aldo,
Yes, that must be it. Here is web page showing a nice 1969 Marotias (apparently before the heart logo that I remember):
http://velosvintage.ultim-blog.com/
Some other interesting bikes posted there along with pretty good photos.
Kerrigan Bennett
Pleasant Hill, CA USA
> Hi Kerrigan,
\r?\n>
\r?\n> No, it's definitely Mariotas, not Marotias. Mariotas sponsored Spanish pros
\r?\n> in 1945 (one rider), 1955 (eleven riders), & 1956 (one rider). References:
\r?\n> memoire-du-cyclisme.net, cyclingwebsite.net
\r?\n>
\r?\n> There was a Professional named Carlos Marotias during the early 1960s... I
\r?\n> wonder if he had any connection to the Marotias brand you remember?
\r?\n>
\r?\n> Aldo Ross
\r?\n> Middletown, Ohio, USA
\r?\n>
\r?\n>
\r?\n> ----- Original Message -----
\r?\n> From: "Kerrigan Bennett"
\r?\n> To:
\r?\n> Sent: Monday, December 03, 2007 8:36 AM
\r?\n> Subject: Re: [CR]pic of the day '55 Worlds/ BLOW-UP / empty bottlecages,
\r?\n> etc.
\r?\n>
\r?\n>
\r?\n> > Aldo,
\r?\n> >
\r?\n> > Is that "Marotias" rather than "Mariotas" for Trobat-Garcia's
\r?\n> > bike? When I
\r?\n> > lived in southern Spain in the mid 90's, I noticed a lot of the junior
\r?\n> > racers riding Marotias frames. Lugged steel, of course. The logo
\r?\n> > incorporated a heart, similar to De Rosa. Must have been a local
\r?\n> > distributor sponsoring riders, because I think the builder/company was
\r?\n> > located up north in Guipuzcoa.
\r?\n> >
\r?\n> > That's one of a couple relatively less common Spanish marques that I
\r?\n> > reported to Lou Deeter for his guide. I don't think I've seen one
\r?\n> > since
\r?\n> > returning to the States.
\r?\n> >
\r?\n> > Kerrigan Bennett
\r?\n> > Pleasant Hill, CA USA
\r?\n> >
\r?\n> > Archive-URL:
\r?\n> > http://search.bikelist.org/
\r?\n> > 0128.
\r?\n> > eml
\r?\n> > From: "Aldo Ross"
\r?\n> > Subject: Re: [CR]pic of the day '55 Worlds/ BLOW-UP / empty bottlecages,
\r?\n> > etc.
\r?\n> > > > 755+W
\r?\n> > orlds%2F+BLOW%2DUP+%2F+empty+bottlecages%2C+etc%2E%22&SearchPrefix=%40m
\r?\n> > sgsub
\r?\n> > ject&SortBy=MsgDate%5Ba%5D>
\r?\n> > Date: Sun, 2 Dec 2007 22:05:28 -0500
\r?\n> >
\r?\n> > Bikes, from left to right - Fiorelli (anyone recognize the rider?),
\r?\n> > Lygie
\r?\n> > (Monti), Elvé (Ockers), Mariotas (Trobat Garcia), Bianchi (Coppi), and
\r?\n> > La
\r?\n> > Perle (Anquetil).
\r?\n> >
\r?\n> > Aldo Ross
\r?\n> > Middletown, Ohio, USA