Re: [CR] Was pic of the day '55 Worlds; Now Marotias

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From: "K.R. Bennett" <kerriganbennett@comcast.net>
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR] Was pic of the day '55 Worlds; Now Marotias
Date: Mon, 03 Dec 2007 17:59:49 +0000


Aldo,

Yes, that must be it. Here is web page showing a nice 1969 Marotias (apparently before the heart logo that I remember):

http://velosvintage.ultim-blog.com/article-191880.html

Some other interesting bikes posted there along with pretty good photos.

Kerrigan Bennett
Pleasant Hill, CA USA


-------------- Original message --------------
From: Aldo Ross

> Hi Kerrigan,

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\r?\n> No, it's definitely Mariotas, not Marotias. Mariotas sponsored Spanish pros

\r?\n> in 1945 (one rider), 1955 (eleven riders), & 1956 (one rider). References:

\r?\n> memoire-du-cyclisme.net, cyclingwebsite.net

\r?\n>

\r?\n> There was a Professional named Carlos Marotias during the early 1960s... I

\r?\n> wonder if he had any connection to the Marotias brand you remember?

\r?\n>

\r?\n> Aldo Ross

\r?\n> Middletown, Ohio, USA

\r?\n>

\r?\n>

\r?\n> ----- Original Message -----

\r?\n> From: "Kerrigan Bennett"

\r?\n> To:

\r?\n> Sent: Monday, December 03, 2007 8:36 AM

\r?\n> Subject: Re: [CR]pic of the day '55 Worlds/ BLOW-UP / empty bottlecages,

\r?\n> etc.

\r?\n>

\r?\n>

\r?\n> > Aldo,

\r?\n> >

\r?\n> > Is that "Marotias" rather than "Mariotas" for Trobat-Garcia's

\r?\n> > bike? When I

\r?\n> > lived in southern Spain in the mid 90's, I noticed a lot of the junior

\r?\n> > racers riding Marotias frames. Lugged steel, of course. The logo

\r?\n> > incorporated a heart, similar to De Rosa. Must have been a local

\r?\n> > distributor sponsoring riders, because I think the builder/company was

\r?\n> > located up north in Guipuzcoa.

\r?\n> >

\r?\n> > That's one of a couple relatively less common Spanish marques that I

\r?\n> > reported to Lou Deeter for his guide. I don't think I've seen one

\r?\n> > since

\r?\n> > returning to the States.

\r?\n> >

\r?\n> > Kerrigan Bennett

\r?\n> > Pleasant Hill, CA USA

\r?\n> >

\r?\n> > Archive-URL:

\r?\n> > http://search.bikelist.org/getmsg.asp?Filename=classicrendezvous.10712.

\r?\n> > 0128.

\r?\n> > eml

\r?\n> > From: "Aldo Ross"

\r?\n> > Subject: Re: [CR]pic of the day '55 Worlds/ BLOW-UP / empty bottlecages,

\r?\n> > etc.

\r?\n> > > > 755+W

\r?\n> > orlds%2F+BLOW%2DUP+%2F+empty+bottlecages%2C+etc%2E%22&SearchPrefix=%40m

\r?\n> > sgsub

\r?\n> > ject&SortBy=MsgDate%5Ba%5D>

\r?\n> > Date: Sun, 2 Dec 2007 22:05:28 -0500

\r?\n> >

\r?\n> > Bikes, from left to right - Fiorelli (anyone recognize the rider?),

\r?\n> > Lygie

\r?\n> > (Monti), Elvé (Ockers), Mariotas (Trobat Garcia), Bianchi (Coppi), and

\r?\n> > La

\r?\n> > Perle (Anquetil).

\r?\n> >

\r?\n> > Aldo Ross

\r?\n> > Middletown, Ohio, USA