>From the archives: on 26 May 2001 Brad Stockwell wrote:
> I have an '84 Palo Alto. [snip] It has a 'bmz' stamp on the
bottom-bracket.
> In earlier discussions, it was identified as a product of Biemmezeta,
> "another contract builder in the 'Romani' style" - according to
e-RICHIE.
The name "Biemmezeta" is simply a phonetic spelling-out of the way an Italian would say the letters B-M-Z. Kinda like what "Slashdot" is to "/." or "Duegi" is to "GG" (Due G or "two Gs" in Italian)
Mark Bulgier
Seattle WA USA