Re: [CR]1986 article in NY Times about buying bikes in Italy NOW BMZ

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Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2008 16:53:30 -0500
From: "Angel Garcia" <veronaman@gmail.com>
To: "CLASSIC RENDEZVOUS" <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: Re: [CR]1986 article in NY Times about buying bikes in Italy NOW BMZ
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Correcting spelling...Biemmezeta.

Angel Garcia Verona, IT

On 2/13/08, Angel Garcia <veronaman@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I found a reference in an Italian article that Cicli Biemezzata ultimately
> became Cicli Haros also of Padova. Cicli Haros is currently in business so I
> have sent an email, in Italian, to them. If they reply with any details of
> the history of BMZ I'll post it here.
>
> Angel Garcia
> Verona, IT
>
> snip:
> Just came across this while trying to find out more about BMZ or
> Biemezzeta in Padova:
>
> didn't find much about BMZ and besides what a Google search turned up
> (including CR list discussion about a Paolo Alto) precious little- even in
> Italian. Does anyone have a good resource or web page about BMZ or other
> Italian contract builders?
>
> I now own a Billatto built Greg Lemond Team Z TSX bike and a delightful
> BMZ Lazarretti. Apparently I specialize in Italian contract builder bikes...
> not sure how that happened.
>
> Harry Schwartzman
> Woodside, NYC
> USA