[CR]1986 article in NY Times about buying bikes in Italy NOW BMZ

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Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2008 16:51:25 -0500
From: "Angel Garcia" <veronaman@gmail.com>
To: "CLASSIC RENDEZVOUS" <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: [CR]1986 article in NY Times about buying bikes in Italy NOW BMZ


I found a reference in an Italian article that Cicli Biemezzata ultimately became Cicli Haros also of Padova. Cicli Haros is currently in business so I have sent an email, in Italian, to them. If they reply with any details of the history of BMZ I'll post it here.

Angel Garcia Verona, IT

snip: Just came across this while trying to find out more about BMZ or Biemezzeta in Padova:

didn't find much about BMZ and besides what a Google search turned up (including CR list discussion about a Paolo Alto) precious little- even in Italian. Does anyone have a good resource or web page about BMZ or other Italian contract builders?

I now own a Billatto built Greg Lemond Team Z TSX bike and a delightful BMZ Lazarretti. Apparently I specialize in Italian contract builder bikes... not sure how that happened.

Harry Schwartzman
Woodside, NYC
USA