Marty asked:
> I have a friend who is going to be in
> Northern Italy next week and is interested in
> getting a new bike. Does anyone know any good shops either
> in Milano or north of there?
That is a loaded question. Where North of Milan? What kind of bike? Does the bike need to be new OT or simply a classic that is new to your friend? Virtually any bike shop (as opposed to chain store like Decathlon or Giacomelli...) in Italy will be able to sell a new OT racing bike to your friend. For a classic-style bike, you can also go to most bike shops and if you manage to explain what you want to the shopkeeper, will normally have a good chance of finding something. To find a true 'old' classic is much more difficult and would likely require a reasonable mastery of Italian.
In the province of Milan, on the Northern outskirts of the city of Milan, you could go to De Rosa and or Colnago.
If you give me more info off-list, I can try to help you.
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Steven Maasland
Moorestown, NJ
> Classic Content: This person once saw a classic bike.
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> sorry for the diversion and thanks in advance
> Marty Eison
> Dallas, Texas.