[CR] Patelli and Paletti

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Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:44:25 -0500
From: "George Hollenberg" <ghollmd@gmail.com>
To: Classic Rendezvous <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: [CR] Patelli and Paletti


The images posted by Kevin (Patelli) and those by Charles (Paletti) are all beautiful machines. The partial similarity of the names of these two marques has always been confusing to me. In any event, both companies, Patelli of Bologna and Paletti of Modena made great cycles as shown in the images posted by Kevin and Charles. Mordecai Silver recently pointed out the eBay sale of an American flag motif Paletti. Ray Dobbins had a wild Paletti funny bike with many Assos parts which can still be seen on his website although the frameset and group have now gone their separate ways. Patelli bikes seem to be much rarer, and, although I've misplaced some period reference material I had, I don't think too much is known about the marque. I would like to learn more.

-- George

George Hollenberg MD
CT, USA