I found this photo while searching for info on Barale:
http://www.flickr.com/
The more I look at the photos of the Barale on eBay that Mark recently outed, the more they look to me like a Ciocc. I'd sure like to know the history behind Barale.
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