Rivola
Massa Lombarda, Emilia-Romagna 1963-2006
founder Giovanni Rivola (1925-1996) fu Fausto&Gianni
since 1963, first in the basement/cellar of the house and from 1964 @ Via Amendola, Massa Lombarda, Emilia-Romagna till 2006
build & brazed by Gianni Rivola, Rivola family member & inhouse framebuilder from 1978 till 1993.
Learnd for two years, with twice-weekly visit, from maestro artigiano from Bologna, Umberto Chiesa, who build in the early career of Felice Gimondi his frames, or later under Rivola for Jose Manuel Fuente 'el tarangu' (Kas his team), quadruple consecutive winner of the green (mountain) jersey at the Giro, record holder, in Merckx words, the greatest climber of modern cycling. (Eddy said that 1972)
Rivola Competition
557
from 1984 supposedly ;- )
frame pinned and partially brazed over a coal-fired furnace using legno dolce - softwood {literally sweed wood}
The first brazing method used to join head tube, bottom bracket shell and seat tube was brazing with a coal-fired furnace (softwood-based), which took about an hour and a half. Therefor no frame jig could be used, instead the frame tubes were preattached through the techique of pinning, using (metal) pins. The rear triangle and dropouts were brazed separately with a brazing torch and Castolin to create a stronger joint.
20 labour hours for a frame - almost three (business) days
preferred lugs Cinelli!
Cinelli SCM scatola
Campagnolo 1010/b forcellini
Massa Lombarda, Emilia-Romagna 1963-2006
founder Giovanni Rivola (1925-1996) fu Fausto&Gianni
since 1963, first in the basement/cellar of the house and from 1964 @ Via Amendola, Massa Lombarda, Emilia-Romagna till 2006
build & brazed by Gianni Rivola, Rivola family member & inhouse framebuilder from 1978 till 1993.
Learnd for two years, with twice-weekly visit, from maestro artigiano from Bologna, Umberto Chiesa, who build in the early career of Felice Gimondi his frames, or later under Rivola for Jose Manuel Fuente 'el tarangu' (Kas his team), quadruple consecutive winner of the green (mountain) jersey at the Giro, record holder, in Merckx words, the greatest climber of modern cycling. (Eddy said that 1972)
Rivola Competition
557
from 1984 supposedly ;- )
frame pinned and partially brazed over a coal-fired furnace using legno dolce - softwood {literally sweed wood}
The first brazing method used to join head tube, bottom bracket shell and seat tube was brazing with a coal-fired furnace (softwood-based), which took about an hour and a half. Therefor no frame jig could be used, instead the frame tubes were preattached through the techique of pinning, using (metal) pins. The rear triangle and dropouts were brazed separately with a brazing torch and Castolin to create a stronger joint.
20 labour hours for a frame - almost three (business) days
preferred lugs Cinelli!
Cinelli SCM scatola
Campagnolo 1010/b forcellini
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four beans bottom bracket shell cut out of Pelà
di Brescia [(BS), Lombradia] Piero Serena
