Article on Dario

[jamesdak]

Never saw this before so I thought I'd share it. Nelson Frazier wrote it and has been a great source for me on my old Giordana bikes.

http://www.handbuiltbicyclenews.com/c47-people-0/363-nelson-frazier-darios-gigantic-family

And the site's Obituary for Dario.

http://www.handbuiltbicyclenews.com/c26-frame-builders/361-dario-pegoretti-obituary

Some insight here on his history that I had not read before.

[XXtwindad]

"Pegoretti had a considerable intellect and love of music and art, which attracted the attention of Milan-based mountain bike journalist Caroline Hamille, who introduced him to global-level cycling reporters, and an article about him appeared around 1995 in the trans-Atlantic publication, Cycle Sport, under the headline ‘The most famous frame builder you’ve never heard of.’

As a journalist in a former life, I liked the paragraph above. A writer was attracted to the complexity of his character and helped launch his career.