Re: [CR]Who made the worst bike ??

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Date: Fri, 15 Oct 2004 06:00:52 +1000 (EST)
From: "David Benson" <bensondoc@yahoo.com.au>
Subject: Re: [CR]Who made the worst bike ??
To: Donald Gillies <gillies@cs.ubc.ca>, classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
In-Reply-To: <200410141842.LAA08443@cascade.cs.ubc.ca>


It is my understanding that Atala was a bigger player in the Italian market than Bianchi, though I don't recall how I 'know' this.

DB Ak, NZ

Donald Gillies <gillies@cs.ubc.ca> wrote: Let's talk euro bike-boom (1970-1975) producers :

Major -- raleigh motobecane peugeot bianchi

Minor -- dawes gitane mercier atala

First, I hope I've gotten these categories right, please correct me if I'm wrong. Who made the worst low-cost bike ?? I'm curious about what models caused bike shop employees the most trouble.

Who made the bike that was "most french" ??

- Don Gillies San Diego, CA _______________________________________________

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