I've gotten a couple of off-list responses from members familiar with Gimondi frames (perhaps those who posted the one I remember). I seems my recollections were more or less correct. There was a pro quality model with Felice's photo on the decal. I'm informed that it was mode by Chiorda. Of course that wouldn't absolutely prove that the Gimondi bike that started this thread was from the same source.
Regards,
Jerry Moos
Houston, TX
> <They could have been made by Bianchi or another major Italian firm.>
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> that's why i noted the biemezzetta tie-in.
> e-RICHIE
> in connecticut. home of husky women.
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> 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).
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
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> > > > Charles B. Kramer
> > > > New York, New York, 7th Street (north side)
> > > > Blood type: unknown