I ran into an Iride (Irideh) the other day... these frames are built by the Gemmati family in Italy and they have been doing this since 1919. I was quite pleased with the build quality and ride of the "Special" model. Columbus frame and mostly Ofmega gear made this a middle of the road model and rather unique as far as Italian bikes go.

Italian by way of Canada... Marinoni bicycles are very well made with excellent attention to detail and when you talk to them you are talking to family. A friend has the last lugged frame they built and had it special ordered... he owned a bicycle shop and was a long time Marinoni dealer... the bike is spectacular.

Am really loving my bike boom Garlatti as it falls into the category of "ride is everything" and the fact is it completely chromed does not hurt.