Re: [Classicrendezvous] G and F

(Example: Framebuilders:Masi)

Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2000 11:23:18 +0000
From: Mark Stevens <m.stevens@camb.linst.ac.uk>
Organization: Camberwell College of Arts
To: vahdia@att.net
CC: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [Classicrendezvous] G and F
References: <20001128165457.UKQM2402.mtiwmhc21.worldnet.att.net@webmail.worldnet.att.net>


So that is what FB stands for.! Can you enlighten us on any other contacts in the Italian cycle industry.? Mark Stevens in London.

vahdia@att.net wrote:
> The Giant and the File is a charming read , translated
> into English from florid Italian . The photographs are
> just the kind we like to see .A Campagnolo obsessive
> will find that the historical and technical info is very
> vague with no hard date facts .One fact is mentioned
> fairly often : Fratelli Brivio were indeed the actual
> producers of the early mozzi calibrati .A strong
> precedent for later subcontractors . I found my copy in
> unread condition at the local flea market offered by
> someone who was apparently an industry insider judging
> by his spread of Euro parts . Seth Finkelstein of Santa
> Cruz CA