Why not go to the source? This is the last contact I have for Medici / Gian P. Simonetti: Hope he doesn't take me out on a ride and punish me up hill and down. La Bicicletta 714-356-7725 gpsimonetti@aol.com Hope this helps. Ted Ernst Palos Verdes Estates, CA
> Just when you thought it was safe......
>
> I have an opportunity to buy a bike that is supposed to be a Medici,
> however, the only part on the bike identifying it as a Medici is the
> pantographed stem. The lugs have no cut outs, braze ons include t.t.
> housing guides, shifter, front derailleur, and there are no decals except
> for a decal on the head tube which is unfamiliar to me. After spending
> half an hour in the archives searching for info, I am guessing that the
> frame might be an El Dorado or an El Camino. However, with all the posts
> on Medici, I didn't find any definitive info on DATES. In the 1980's,
> what Medici models were made and what were the dates?
>
> I found this post by Peter Bridge, but no response by anyone to his info:
>
> I was surprised by the headtube/seattube decal -- in place of the
> expected
> lion rampant, is a shield outline, with a ringing bell, and the golden
> hills
> of California in the background. As many of you will know, the Camino
> Real
> (Royal Road) was the route the Spanish missionaries established in
> California, with missions spaced a one day walk apart. I assume that the
> ringing bell
> refers to those missions.
>
>
> Can anyone offer any more info? Off list is okay, too.
>
> Who's in charge of adding information to the C.R. main about Medici? There
> ain't no info, currently.
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> Thanks.
> Jay Sexton
> Sebastopol, CA