Charles,
Comment: After communications with you awhile back about a Basso made Pogliaghi that I had acquired, where you made the unquestionable assertions that though the frame may have been nice, a mule could far better trace it's lineage to a donkey, than one could a Basso made Pog to the "real" Pog, now you are saying that there is maybe a chance for legitimacy? Am I free to revive my excitement over the Pog I once owned?
Dennis Young Hotaka, Japan
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> it seems a nice bike of its kind. I'm wondering just when it was made. If
> the parts are original, and it
> seems like they probably are (big assumption I know, but..) then this *might*
> be
> one of the bikes the Basso brothers made in consultation with Sante, who
> was in retirement. I shared some brochure text awhile back that stated that
> Basso worked directly with Pogliaghi to revive the marque, from the
> text, it sure seemed like Pogliaghi would have had some input into how
> the Basso steeds were designed, and how they looked.
>
> It might be earlier (did Rossin own the name, then sell it to Basso by the
> late 80s or some such? I thought I had this straight but now I wonder).
>
> Anyway, my point, aside from saying this is a rather nice bike, imho, is that,
> if
> this is a Basso-made product, one might reasonably say that it is
> something close to a legitimate Pogliaghi, if Sante was involved in
> production somehow, or design, anyway.
>
> I've always felt that the frames made in Pogliaghi's shop, under his
> supervision were the real deal, and once he left, and his shop closed,
> that was the end. But, maybe not...
>
> I mean, what if e-ritchie went into retirement (perish the thought), then
> Specialized sought him out for a frame with his name on it, made by
> Specialized, but designed and otherwise spec'd by Ritchie. Is it a Sachs?
> Or isn't it? It's more a Sachs than the current Haro Masis, seems to me.
> Maybe that's as nonsensical as being a little bit pregnant, though.. is this
> kind of thing black-and-white, or shades of grey, or does it depend on
> who's asking, or telling?
>
> Comments?
>
> Charles Andrews