The cut-outs in the lugs and bottom bracket shell of the Barale closely resemble those on my early 1980s Ciocc Mod San Cristobal. However, there are differences - check out the close-up photos in the slide show of my Ciocc at http://www.flickr.com/
I've never heard of a Barale before, but now I'm very curious!
Steve Whitting
"The Ciocc Cat"
Prairieville, Louisiana USA
Website at http://ciocc-cat.angelfire.com/
From: FujiFish1@aol.com <FujiFish1@aol.com> Subject: [CR] Is this Barale, a Ciocc? To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org Date: Thursday, October 8, 2009, 1:38 PM
http://ebay.com/
or, item number 380165245563
Recently ended on French Ebay. Looks like a Ciocc to me, but maybe it's just because of the lug window and b.b. cut-out shape. It does have BARALE on the seat stay caps, in addition to the tops of the fork crown. Anyone ever heard of this one before, and know if there is a connection? Just curious ... no interest otherwise. Thanks...
Ciao,
Mark Agree
Southfield MI USA