i read it as "it was his idea" - but the pic doesn't necessarily represent the prototype he's referencing. e-RICHIE chester, ct
On Fri, 18 Jun 2004 17:34:55 EDT BobHoveyGa@aol.com writes:
>>For those who hate this thread and rue me for bringing
>>it up, there is also an interesting article on the
>>history of pinarello:
>>http://www.cyclingnews.com/tech.php?id=tech/2004/features/pinarello
>
>Including nice '57 and '81 pro bikes and the dubious
>claim of the "first modern triple".
>
>I remember that bike. It hung at Il Vecchio's for a few years before
>the distributor wanted it back. Nice bike indeed. First triple? Makes
>me smile.
What makes me smile is the following quote from Fausto Pinarello:
"My father Giovanni came up with the idea back then; he took a regular Campagnolo Super Record chainset and then drilled out the crankarms."
Yet the arms on the crank that appears in the photo quite clearly bear the shorter flutes of a Campy factory triple (part #819).
Bob Hovey
Columbus, GA