Re: [CR]SOMEC--The Name

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From: <OROBOYZ@aol.com>
Subject: Re: [CR]SOMEC--The Name
To: LouDeeter@aol.com, Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2002 20:03:50 EDT

In a message dated 9/12/2002 4:31:41 PM Eastern Daylight Time, LouDeeter@aol.com writes:

<< From the Used Bike Buyers Guide. I was always fascinated by how they arrived at the name SOMEC. Lou Deeter, Orlando FL

SOMEC: Corso Distributors, 349 West 14th Street, New York NY 10014. 212-691-3770. Lugo, Italy 011-39-545-45162. SOciety of MECanica. Once imported by Dohnnie Einhorn, Ambersports, Florida. >>

Are you through that is true, that Corso (Stuyvescent) imported those? I sure do not remember it that way. More recently a guy in San Diego was trying to do it but pooped out I think (http://www.somecusa.com/)

Dale Brown
Greensboro, NC