TERRA Latin for EARTH- Get on a bike and ride your planet

TERRA CYCLERY was established in 1997 by the Orlando family

SAVERIO ORLANDO- The family patriarch- his claim to cycling fame was evading Nazis on his balloon tired one speed clunker in his native Italy during WorldWar II. Doubt any modern racing champion say the same.

Cycling to him and all European peers of his age means one thing Transportation. Transportation first, all else second. It was about how to get from point A to point B in a war ravaged country. It was basic transportation to get to work and run errands. To him, a bike is an essential tool. A point that needs to be heeded in these modern times.

Saverio is a first class welder and fabricator, having once worked in for Mercedes Benz in Argentina. He can still determine the structural integrity of a frame by eye inspection and feel of the metal.

Although no longer able to perform service, he can still charm one will old world charm and wit. A true European, he is fluent in Italian, English, Spanish and Portuguese.

Saverio Orlando- Buenos Aires, Argentina, early 1950s

FELIX A. ORLANDO- Returned to cycling after too many soccer injuries. Having biked as far north as Maine and as far south as his Native Argentina. From the shores of the Patagonian coast all the way up to 8500 feet above sea level in the Andean Mountains.

An experienced and certified mechanic capable of fixing just about anything on two wheels.

His philosophy towards cycling is simple, mirroring that of the patriarch. A bike is not a toy. The price of fuel today reminds everyone that the bike was first designed as transportation. Can the bike be for fun and exercise, absolutely! Can it be a collectible or even viewed as a piece of art, sure. Do one errand a week on a bike, if we all did that imagine how much less fuel we would use, how much better we would all feel.

Fluent in English and Spanish, working knowledge of Italian and Portuguese.

Felix A. Orlando- Bike New York 1999

Contact Information

Friday 3:00-6:00pm Saturday 12:00-5:00pm

depending on weather same as above

Monday-Friday 11:00am-6:00pm / Saturday 11:00 am to 5:00pm

TELEPHONE

860-443-7223

FAX

Postal address

154 Williams St. New London, Ct. 06320

Electronic mail

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Last modified: 02/03/08