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Gigi
and Gianni were friends. Gigi made window frames
and Gianni was a carpenter. One day Gigi pointed
out that although you can make window frames from
either metal or wood bicycles can only be made from
metal
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Gianni disagreed and the two friends soon found
themselves in a heated argument. They decided to
settle it by laying a bet. Gianni had one year to
make a fully functional wooden bicycle. The stakes
were high: the loser would invite all their common
friends out for dinner.
Gianni set to work with a collection of broom handles,
curtain rails and billets. Within eight months he
had built a prototype that not only could support
a grown man's weight but which ran as smoothly as
any bicycle you could buy.
In the space of a few years the bet had become an
EC patent and a small cottage industry with an increasing
turnover. It now takes a mere 30 days to produce
a custom-built wooden bicycle, although the waiting
list is somewhat longer. Prices are from 4 to 5
million LIT.
Specifications:
Frame, handlebars, saddle and carter in solid
oak or ash.
Wheels in waterproofed multilayer mahogany.
Mudguards in thin linear compressed multilayer
oak.
Components by Shimano and Campagnolo
Traditional or disc brakes.
Weighs less than 20 kilos.
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For information and sales:
Gianni Mazza
Via Dante Alighieri 6
37068 Vigasio (Verona)
Tel fax:
00-39-045-736.3001
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MARCELLO
PARMEGGIANI |
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February
2001
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