Gi Giovanni Pi Pappaardo Emme Milano
'Gipiemme' founded in mid 70s e-RICHIE chester
On Mon, 27 May 2002 17:14:18 -0700 "nelson miller" <nelsmiller@msn.com>
writes:
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> Knowing absolutely nothing about the topic, I will throw in what I
> "heard" regarding Gipiemme--- That the name stands for the initials
> G.P.M. -- and they stood for either one person or three people who
> worked for Campagnolo and left and started doing his/their own
> thing. Is this how rumnors get started? Cheers-- Nelson
> Miller-- Seattle
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> >From: "J.Dunn"
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> >Subject: Re: [CR]Gipiemme Question
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> >Date: Mon, 27 May 2002 18:00:45 -0800
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> >I seem to recall having had several full sets of "Gippiemme"
> brakes in both
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> >silver and black. The box said "Made in Italy" tho' the back of
> the
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> >calipers were clearly stamped "Simplex__ Made in France"
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> >John in Boise
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> >Sent: Monday, May 27, 2002 3:01 PM
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> >Subject: Re: [CR]Gipiemme Question
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> > > Dave,
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> > > I am assuming that the seller is confused about the
> GPM/Campy
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> > > relationship so chose to do a bit of Ebay speculation,
> possibly to snag an
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> > > uneducated bidder.
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> > > Campy Never Made anything for GPM. What I recall from
> years ago, it
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> > > was the opposite way around; GPM was a contractor for
> Campy.
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> > > At the same time, I don't want to denigrate GPM products.
> They even
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> > > came out with a one-bolt seatpost years before Campy (SR)
> did, assuming my
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> > > hazy memorey is correct. Cheers,
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> > > Dave Anderson
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> > > Cut Bank MT
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> > > In a message dated 5/26/02 5:52:57 PM PST,
> dbilenkey@sympatico.ca writes:
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> > > > "Offered for sale a rare pair of 1980's Gipiemme
> pedals with wire toe
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> > > > clips,I believe these to be the sprint model but stand
> to be corrected
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> >if
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> > > > wrong.I understand that Gipiemme was made by
> Campagnolo in the 1980's
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> > > > through to the 1990's,The condition is excellent in
> both chrome and
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> >other
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> > > > finish, bearings are very smooth."
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> > > > This bit about Campy making Gipiemme is news to me,
> is this seller just
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> > > > embellishing or is there any truth to this, and if so
> any more info
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> >about
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> > > > this 'relationship'?
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