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Old 08-16-09 | 05:18 PM
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Originally Posted by T-Mar
FWIW, I just viewed the Colnago video interview. Mind you it's an English dubbed version but he definitely refers to welding at Gloria. Also, the pre-1970 segments use the first person in statements, such as "I built a frame for..." while as of the 1970's he uses the collective "we". To me, the "I" references seem to indicate when he was actually building frames, while "we" refers to the company and a period when he was no longer building frames personally.
Reading too much into the pronouns, maybe? And no one disputed that he did/learned welding at Gloria, as far as I recall, just whether he actually built frames. I'm inclined to go with Citoyen du Monde on this issue. Plus, Ernesto is perfectly capable of bending the truth. As I've said, I wouldn't be surprised either way on the "did he or didn't he build frames" question - and I suspect we'll never know.
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