Originally Posted by
gaucho777
Pietro Wetzel is in a good location for an Opera fan. I visit Frankfurt each year for the book fair in October, and the Alte Oper has to be my favorite buildings in Frankfurt. Too bad the original was destroyed in the war (as was much of the city) but glad that the city was able to rebuild it. I'll be sure to check out Radsport Wetzel next time I am there.
When you do get a chance to stop by Radsport Wetzel, you should imagine that he was the reference importer of all high-end MTB frames and components in Germany in the 80's: Yeti, Ibis, Mountain Goat, Synchro, Control Tech, Grove Innovations... as well as a direct importer of many high-end Italian road bikes: De Rosa, Gios, Olmo. Quite hard to imagine when you see how small the premises are. He did however do great business with all of them.
Unfortunately, his long-time partner was hit by cancer and when she passed away he lost much of his drive.
Pietro has been in the bike business for over 30 years