FYI...
In the early '80's we bought 20 C.O.N.I. Manuals that had just been found in a Guerciotti shop/warehouse. Found in a box and smelling musty. We have several unopened copies left and they still have a little of that musty smell left in them. Sorry, though not for sale, we have had an offer of $250 for one of them! That's unreal.
We do have several chapters (from a different batch) on our web site at http://www.sandcreeksports.com
My brother had a Guerciotti road bike in mid-'70's. It rode and felt dead. He got a custom built RIH right after that. What a difference!
Andy Bohlmann
Colorado Springs, CO USA
> Dale wrote:
>
> "I have heard a lot of different stories about Guerciotti producti:
> That Lino Tempesta made them... That Monodico made them... That the
> Guerciotti brothers never even had their own work shop and all frames were
> subcontracted out... Anyone know the truth?"
>
> Dale, I don't know the complete truth but I know more than nothing. In
> 1977
> I visited various Milan shops looking for any hints from established
> builders on how to improve my than infant framebulding knowledge. One
> store
> I went into was Gueriotti's and one of the brothers waited on me. It was
> obvious from that visit that they didn't make frames on the premises and -
> as I understood it - had them made by one of those bigger Italian
> companies
> that specialized in making frames for other labels. The details of the
> frame like the style of the lug and it's cutout and design and whatnot
> were
> specific to Guerciotti but it still was an assembly line process. I've
> fogotten what company it was. I'm kind of curious now who these 2 bigger
> factories were that commonly made Italian frames for other brands. I'm
> sure
> other list members know but at the time, I wasn't interested in how things
> were done in batches but rather how skilled individual craftsman worked.
>
> Doug Fattic
> Niles, Michigan USA