[CR] Fwd: Detto on CL Boston, Now Lazzaretti

(Example: Framebuilders:Bernard Carré)

Date: Thu, 22 Oct 2009 09:16:17 -0400
From: "Angel Garcia" <veronaman@gmail.com>
To: CLASSIC RENDEZVOUS <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: [CR] Fwd: Detto on CL Boston, Now Lazzaretti


Note that there are two Lazzaretti brands in Italy. The one on Rome and another one (I thought I had written about it but I can't find the info in the archives...); the latter is a framebuilder and if I recall the son has continued framebuilding.

Angel Garcia Long Valley, NJ

Dave and list,

That Detto looks like my Lazzaretti, which makes sense as Lazzaretti is a shop in Rome as Detto is a shop in Milan. Mine was built by Biemmizetta (BMZ) and shares those lug windows and that certain Italian bike purposefulness that I love so much. I wonder how widespread store branded frames were in Italy? We have our share from Paolo Alto, CDI, etc.but I'm wondering about bikes from the Motherland...

I know list member Norm Hellman has a beautiful Lazzaretti as well. Maybe nicer than mine.

Mine is a straight Super Record build, a quintessential 70's amateur racer, if you will. There are some differences in the frames, but either way, these are bog standard high quality Italian frames, that's for sure.

Pics here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/81579116@N00/2321678610/in/set-72157600258253503/

-Harry Schwartzman Brooklyn, NY

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