[CR]re: Torpado or Italvega

(Example: Framebuilders:Tony Beek)

Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2008 17:04:12 -0500
From: "LTravers" <lat7575@swbell.net>
Organization: CV-6 Enterprises
To: Classic Rendezvous <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: [CR]re: Torpado or Italvega

>
>
> There are many similarities between the two brands, since they were
> built in the same factory. My guess is Torpado, as the shape of the stay
> caps looks a little different from the ItalVega Superlight/Super Speciale
> as I remember it. The parts are certainly not ItalVega specification.
> Mark Agree might be some help. Mark, you out there?
>
> Cheers,
> Mark Ritz
> In very smokey Arcata, California, USA
>

I have been looking at Bulgier's catalog,and a scan of a negative that has my friends ca 1973 Superlight in it.

The caps look like the 76 Superlight in Bulgier's catalog and my friend's Superlight to me. I think it is called a concave curve.

BUT...over on BF, one of our fellow CR types pointed out the routing of the derailleur cables. They go under the BB. The sources I have show them over. Later year? When did the Italvega marque die?

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Lynn Travers
Hazelwood, Missouri USA