Hey everybody,
I love biemmezetas!
I have two of 'em:
a track bike which you can see at: http://www.fixedgeargallery.com/
Regards, Chuck Taylor Boston, MA USA
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From: Harry Schwartzman <harryschwartzman@yahoo.com>
> Listers with time to spare,
>
> Just came across this while trying to find out more about BMZ or Biemezzeta in
> Padova:
>
> http://query.nytimes.com/
> 0&sec=travel&spon=&pagewanted=2
>
> An article from 1986 about shopping for bikes in Italy (OT? maybe, but not by
> much).
>
> What's interesting, besides the contents of the article itself, is the complete
> and total lack of attention and fact-checking in the article - certainly when it
> comes to spelling. I thought that accuracy was one of the hallmarks of the Gray
> Lady!
>
> 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.
>
> Also, has anyone ever seen a Patelli, as mentioned at the end of the NY Times
> article?
>
> Researching and expanding my trove of useless cycling knowledge,
>
> Harry Schwartzman
> Woodside, NYC
> USA
>
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