Re: [CR]Gimondi (reprise)

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To: jerrymoos@sbcglobal.net
Cc: CBKNYC@aol.com, classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Date: Sat, 23 Mar 2002 14:31:08 -0500
Subject: Re: [CR]Gimondi (reprise)
From: "Richard M Sachs" <richardsachs@juno.com>


<They could have been made by Bianchi or another major Italian firm.>

that's why i noted the biemezzetta tie-in. e-RICHIE in connecticut. home of husky women.

On Sat, 23 Mar 2002 13:10:19 -0600 "Jerry & Liz Moos" <jerrymoos@sbcglobal.net> writes:
> I'm certainly not the expert Richard is, but I could swear I recall
> having
> seen photos of a high-end Gimondi frame which was very much
> connected to
> Felice Gimondi, even had a decal with Gimondi's photo, much like
> Merckx's
> picture on some of the old Merckx frames. I seem to recall that the
> Gimondi
> bikes were typically deep blue. They could have been made by
> Bianchi or
> another major Italian firm. Does anyone else remember these or am I
> totally
> delusional here?
>
> Regards,
>
> Jerry Moos
> Houston, TX
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Richard M Sachs" <richardsachs@juno.com>
> To: <CBKNYC@aol.com>
> Cc: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 20, 2002 9:11 PM
> Subject: Re: [CR]Gimondi (reprise)
>
>
> > your frame is likely an industrial made frame,
> > made for the 'home market', rather than for export.
> > gimondi 'could' be felice gimondi, but i very much
> > doubt it; his ties to bianchi are too strong. gimondi
> > is not an uncommon name in italy. the fact that the
> > bMz marque is present is my reason for this.
> > biemezzetta, (bMz), was/is a frame making company
> > that specialized in private label frames. if one had some
> > capital, a logo, a few size designs, and patience,
> > biemezzetta and companys like it, (romani, etcetera),
> > would make the frames for you.
> > e-RICHIE
> > chester
> >
> > p.s. do you shoot hoops at the cage two blocks down?
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Wed, 20 Mar 2002 21:39:06 EST CBKNYC@aol.com writes:
> > > Reprise, with my name & location & improved spelling
> > > =================================================
> > > A friend has a bicycle he bought in Italy called a "Gimondi".
> He
> > > bought it
> > > long (20 years?) ago, paid a lot, and the frame has the sticker
> > > shown below.
> > >
> > > My impression is that there is a world of "classics" that never
> made
> > > it to
> > > the US -- and this may be one of those unknown but quality
> names.
> > >
> > > Anybody know what a Gimondi is, or what it's frame might be
> made
> > > from? An
> > > excerpt of an exchange about this is below.
> > >
> > > - Charles
> > >
> > > ==================================================
> > > >C> Gimondis appear to be not well known in the US, but
> > > >C>I saw a lot of postings about them in Italian.
> > >
> > > S> I don't know if the tubing is Columbus. All it says is
> Tubazione
> > > Leggiera
> > > 0.9, with a tubing
> > > S> abel that say BZ with an M above (the M is spread out to
> look
> > > like two
> > > mountains, one above the
> > > S> B and the other above the Z).
> > >
> > >
> >
> =========================================================================
> > > Charles B. Kramer
> > > New York, New York, 7th Street (north side)
> > > Blood type: unknown