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From: conrad@nbires.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.bicycle,net.travel
Subject: Re: Bicycles in Italy
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Date: Wed, 9-May-84 10:50:11 EDT
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Posted: Wed May  9 10:50:11 1984
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I was in Italy in 1979 and wanted to buy a bike.  I finally decided
on a Guerciotti in Milan. I walked into the Guerciotti shop and paid
my ~$1000 for what I thought at the time was a real bargain.  I arranged
for Paolo Guerciotti to build up the bike and ship it to the U.S.  Well
six months later after still not receiving the bike and several LONG
distance calls to Paolo, I went to the Italian Trade Commission in Houston.
The only thing I could get from them was "next time go through a U.S.
distributor."  If you want a bike in Italy, walk out with a bike when
you pay your money.


											Conrad Geiger
											NBI
											Boulder, Colorado