Visiting Carlo Carla
Carlo Carla has been making steel bicycles for over 75 years. Now 95, I stopped at his shop outside Lecce, Puglia, Italy. It’s hard, manual work, refined over the thousands of frames he’s made. I had no plan to acquire a Carla, but after three hours together, with his startling energy and lucidity he fitted me with a chrome track frame. More than a bicycle, a souvenir of a passionate life well-lived. A honor to have been with Mr Carla and to bring a piece of his artistry back to California.
A film by Bob Capone/Marco Mazzotta https://vimeo.com/78280177
About the 95 maestro bicycle maker Carlo Carla, Lecce Italy.
