[CR]Liotto Information

(Example: Racing:Jean Robic)

From: Tom Sanders <tsan7759142@sbcglobal.net>
To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2007 16:37:11 -0400
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Subject: [CR]Liotto Information

I believe that Gene Portuesi imported them in the early 1970s. I gave one to Lou Deeter last year for his son, and If I recall I may have had a sales brochure for it, too that I sent him. Gene used these as the premium bikes for his racers, those with less money and ranking tended to get the Donicelli bikes, which he also imported.

I believe that the top line model of Liotto cost in the $400 range and was considered very much a top tier Italian bicycle.

Seems like they also used lugs very similar to Masi Specials of the period.this from an admittedly imperfect memory.

Tom Sanders

Lansing, MI USA