Hugh- Based upon our brief discussions here, it sounds like the Billato rep did more to besmirch his company than to help it. cheers- Dave Anderson Cut Bank MT
In a message dated 2/3/2004 5:03:37 PM Pacific Standard Time, henox@icycle.net writes:
Subject: [CR]was Paganini, then Ciocc, then Billato..
Norris wrote: "As for the Billato rep claiming that his company was the first to introduce TIG-welded steel frames in 1990.. well they might have been the first for Billato, but the genius Pesenti was building them in 1988.. in Columbus Cromor, and his May 1989 catalogue offers TIGGED frames in Max, MS, or Cromor. I placed my first order for some of these frames with Pesenti in June 1989 ."
What about "Stelbel" (Belletti Stelio) who was producing the full variety of steel frames "saldati in argon t.i.g." on Via Manzone in Milan in the early 1980's?
Hugh Enox
La Honda