Re: [CR]Girardengo Art....

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From: "Aldo Ross" <swampmtn@siscom.net>
To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
References: <B6CD5C77.156B%d.kennard@home.com>
Subject: Re: [CR]Girardengo Art....
Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2001 19:28:27 -0500


Girardengo bikes were assembled in the prison in Alessandria, Italy. The company was started after WW2, and still existed until last year. Please see my Girardengo photoalbum at:

http://albums.photopoint.com/j/AlbumIndex?u=1225372&a=11331857&f=0

Aldo Ross


----- Original Message -----
From: "D. Kennard"
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2001 6:57 PM
Subject: [CR]Girardengo Art....



>
> Hi gang,
>
> What do you all know about the marque Girardengo?
> Were these the frames built by the artists living
> in "art colonies"? I just picked up a pretty crusty one
> that I'm guessing was built mid-late '50s. It has Campy
> dropouts, the early Record hubs that don't say "Record",
> Gran Sport deraileurs with the cable adjuster on the rear,
> Magistroni cranks, Ambrosio stem & bars. I felt sorry for it;
> it looked lonely just sitting there (price was very right).
> Where can I find some info. on them? Thanks again,
>
> Duane Kennard
>
> P.S.- it not only has a cool headbadge, but a cool seat tube
> badge too....