Originally Posted by
unworthy1
kind of wonder if Billato would have gone to the trouble of handling all the little bits with the Faggin panto, if this was just another contract job for them: fork crown, brake bridge, seat lug...but maybe that's the kind of service that kept them in business for so long
That was Billato's thing really in that era though wasn't it, custom service for many brands. They must have had a decent pantographing department, both in size and efficiency, given the volume they did. The fact their frames are great probably helped with longevity in the steel frame business. Brake bridge is consistent with Billato practice I believe.