I sold a bunch of those in the early 80's. Zeus USA was here on Long Island at that time. They were owned by a family that imported fruit from Spain. At that time the rummer was that they avoided paying duty on the bike stuff by shipping it in the same containers with the fruit. Anyway, I used to be able to get Razesa frame sets really cheap if I went to the fruit / Zeus warehouse with cash. I only remember them in that translucent blue over chrome color scheme. Maybe they were available in other finishes but that one sold real well.
Anyway, when I got married in '82 I roped one of my cycling buddies (who was a very accomplished cat 2) to perform the service. He also happened to be a Catholic Priest. I guess it's customary to give the priest a tip. I felt funny giving a friend cash so I gave him a Razesa frame set. That was kinda cool.
So those are my Razesa stories... Oh yeah, and they came through really rough in the prep department. If you didn't have a Campy tool kit (or equivalent) there was no way you could put one of them together.
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On Dec 19, 2006, at 10:53 AM, Jerome & Elizabeth Moos wrote:
> Razesa was not a trade team, but a frame manufacturer. They were/
> are Spanish and were closely affiliated with Zeus. Zeus Cyclery,
> the US Zeus importer, showed in their mid-80's catalogs Razesa
> frames with full Zeus gruppos. I don't know the exact relationship
> between Zeus and Razesa. There may have been some overlapping
> ownership or Razesa may have built some of the higher-end Zeus-
> branded frames, especially near the end. I've heard there were
> recently still Razesa frames being sold in Spain, but I don't know
> if the company still exists or if someone just bought the name.
> BH, for example, evidently bought the Zeus name and when I was in
> Spain a few years ago, there were BH-made Zeus-branded bikes for
> sale with mid-range Campy gruppos. Perhaps BH bought the Razesa
> name as well.
>
> Regards,
>
> Jerry Moos
> Big Spring, TX
>
> John pierce <tompks@mac.com> wrote:
> I have one of these, too, and ride or race it fairly regularly. It
> is likely a Zeus, perhaps a team bike for some now-forgotten team. I
> like the ride a great deal. Good luck. Tom Pierce.