Originally Posted by
miamijim
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I'll betcha most of these guys didnt put a torch anywhere near the number of frames we think they did. I was reading the De Rosa hype and how he was botique builder and only built bikes for certain people and teams blah blah blah but there he is standing in front of a row of frames. Sorry, but I'm not buying into it.
My understanding is that Ugo is one of the few who actually brazed frames ( and Iro ) throughout
his career. His son's were brought into the business and now do most of the building, but Ugo is still
present in the De Rosa shop day in and day out.
I know for a fact that at least on one day while my Pogliaghi was being built that Sante (who might or
might not have sold the name to Rossin at the time ) was in the shop and cast a cursory glance
at the frame, proclaimed ' magnifico, quello è perfetto, ora cronometra per caffè ' and promptly left the
building.
but, that doesn't mean it isn't a wonderful frame.