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

(Example: Framebuilders:Bernard Carré)

Date: Wed, 05 Nov 2003 21:13:29 -0500
From: "Joe Bender-Zanoni" <joebz@optonline.net>
Subject: Re: [CR]Re: Giorgio Fischer (sic) BB shells
To: henox <henox@icycle.net>, OROBOYZ@aol.com, Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
References: <134.2764629a.2cdae2da@aol.com> <02ae01c3a4c1$e8f7c060$95ff56d1@pavilion>


Wonderful stuff Hugh.

Could you ever provide the list a bit of a cycling bio?

All I know is the Jevelot tire products.

Joe B-Z
GNNJ


----- Original Message -----
From: henox
To: OROBOYZ@aol.com
Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2003 6:58 PM
Subject: Re: [CR]Re: Giorgio Fischer (sic) BB shells



> 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