Re: [CR]Re: Giorgio Fischer (sic) BB shells

(Example: Framebuilding:Tubing:Falck)

From: "henox" <henox@icycle.net>
To: <OROBOYZ@aol.com>, <Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
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Subject: Re: [CR]Re: Giorgio Fischer (sic) BB shells
Date: Thu, 6 Nov 2003 15:58:42 -0800


Dale asked:
> Interesting that I have not seen any reference to other bits by Fischer..
> lugs, misc fitments? Can anyone elaborate?

OK.

The company exists today in Switzerland, still in the business of producing pipe fittings and valves. Their marking remains +GF+.

Cinelli seat lugs, fork crowns, and bottom brackets were all castings produced by +GF+. (It is probably a coincidence but Cinelli's wife was Swiss.) Other Italian builders also used +GF+ cast bottom brackets and crowns in different patterns than those produced for Cinelli.

The Cinelli head lugs were conventional (formed from sheet metal with a welded seam) and quite possibly produced by Agrati..

I'm not aware of any other bicycle related "misc fitments" produced by +GF+.

Hugh Enox
La Honda