This very special Tipo Roma came to me a number of years back and the post “on arrival” can be found here. Without digressing too much, this is the same Tipo Roma in its original condition, but not “the bike” that Gino Bartali rode to with the 1946 Giro d’Italia. And over the years I […]
To pick up from the last post, here is the Roma as it arrived after getting out of the shipping box and a quick assembly to check it all out before tearing it down for a very gentle restoration. I am still overwhelmed with the near perfect condition of this bike, 55 years after it […]
It’s been a while since I added a new Legnano to the collection, and what an addition this Roma makes. It was recently acquired from a shop owner in Ithaca, New York who contracted me wanting a good home for the bike on behalf of a customer. After seeing a few photos of the bike […]
First, a very Happy Easter to all my readers who observe this holiday and a special “Buona Pasqua” to my many friends and followers in Italy who have suffered such a tragedy in these past weeks. My heart is heavy with grief to everyone everywhere who have lost family and friends in the pandemic. Let […]
Another interesting Legnano courtesy of Federico Brozzi from the city of Parma in Italy. It is sometimes the case that Legnano city bikes or Sportivo models have been refinished and refitted as road bikes. Many times this is to the preference of the owner and regrettably at other times it is for the purpose of […]
It was August of 2016 that I acquired this original Olmo Super Gentlemen from Italy, and like most of the restoration projects I have undertaken a year passes quickly. The frame refinishing was undertaken by Noah Rosen at Velocolour in a stunning, deep metallic red and as always the workmanship is flawless. More of the […]
With so many projects on the go, I thought I would leave the ’59 Roma in the shipping box until the winter. Well for those of you that are in to this ‘old bike’ thing, you say this to yourself wishfully knowing that the bike will be out of the box and on the stand […]
First of all, a very special word of thanks to Eric Hoyer of Downey, California for this most recent addition to the Legnano Collection. Eric first contacted me about a year ago with some pictures of his late father’s Roma Olimpiade. I told Eric what I knew of the bike and mentioned in closing that should […]
Most Legnano aficionados agree that the best if not the most sought after Legnano bicycles were produced prior to 1970. Come the 70’s the alphanumeric serial numbers were abandoned, the unique inside position of the seat binder bolt that defined a Legnano frame disappeared and the beautiful brass head badge of Alberto da Giussano was […]
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