Atala along with a brand called Lygie was made by a company called Rizzato,
and rumored to have been prison-built. Hollywood Schwinn Cyclery on Santa
Monica Blvd. used to sell Lygie.
David Feldman
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>From: OROBOYZ@aol.com
>To: Robert_S_Benson@d-fd.com, sachs@erols.com
>Cc: brianblum@hotmail.com, classicrendezvous@bikelist.org,
classicrendezvous-admin@bikelist.org, peterg@ixpres.com, richardsachs@juno.com
>Subject: {ClassicRend]Re: [Classicrendezvous] Atala
>Date: Thu, Nov 30, 2000, 7:19 AM
>
>In a message dated 11/30/00 10:11:03 AM Eastern Standard Time,
>Robert_S_Benson@d-fd.com writes:
>
><< Were not both Atala's and Bottechia's made in the Carnielli brothers
> factory, or was that maybe an exporter? >>
>
>Both came into the USA via Stuyvescent (Corso) in NYC. Atala was/is a
>separate operation from Carnielli....
>
>Hey Steve..
>How do you like that Holdsworth now? (It used to belong to Steve, folks!)
>Also to be shown at <A HREF="http://www.cyclesdeoro.com/Cirquemain.htm">The
>Cirque du Cyclisme</A> this Spring.....