What Curt is referring to is usually called seeing "the hand of the artist" in the work. You wouldn't want your bike to look like it was built by a machine would ya? And those filings and flash trapped in the TT that rattle when ever you go over a bump were put there with the express notion of adding a musical element to your ride. enjoy, Brandon"Die Mensch Monkey"Ives El Nino Central, Calif.
On Wednesday, Dec 18, 2002, at 10:46AM, goodrichbikes <goodrichbikes@netzero.net> wrote:
>Greg,
>I believe the steel bits under the paint is an example of old world charm.
>Insert sarcastic grin.
>Curt Goodrich Bicycles
>607 NE 22nd Ave.
>Minneapolis, MN 55418
>612.788.6812
>
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>Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2002 11:44 AM
>Subject: [CR]Re: Classicrendezvous digest, Vol 1 #1954 - 22 msgs
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>
>> Lou:
>>
>> IIRC, didn't they also import Viners as their "lower cost" Italian
>> stallions.....? Or was that a different Importer?
>>
>> BTW, only the Guerciottis with the "second generation" graphics (after the
>> Masi-esque block-letter ones with flags) were painted here in the US, I
>> believe. My wife's everyday bike, a 1981 Guerciotti, was finished in Italy
>> (and it shows - how about metal filings on the top of the BB under the
>> paint?)
>>
>> Regards.
>>
>> Greg Parker
>> A MI USA
>>
>>
>> >
>> > Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2002 09:54:59 -0500
>> > From: LouDeeter@aol.com
>> > To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
>> > Subject: Re: [CR]Ten Speed Drive
>> >
>> > In addition to Guerciotti, Woodrup and Tommaso, I also show in the Used
>> > Bike Buyers Guide that Ten Speed Drive imported Rossin. I don't know
>which
>> > frames got the U.S. paint, but I suspect only the Italian frames as I
>think
>> > Woodrup was "properly" finished at the factory. As I recall, in the
>early
>> > 80s, the U.S. customer wanted an Italian frame with nice glossy,
>> > clearcoated decals and this wasn't a specialty of most Italian
>> > framebuilders. Ten Speed Drive was trying to satisfy a niche market
>with
>> > their offerings. I don't know whether Gita did the same or not. Lou
>> > Deeter, Orlando FL