As you can see from the sidebar, the Legnano collection is well into the double digits so it is time to stop counting. There is apparently a personality type associated with ‘collecting’ however I can honestly say that it is just the love of old bikes and the satisfaction of taking them apart and putting them […]
As the saying goes, “a bike can be restored many times but it is only original once”. And many of the Legnano bikes in this collection are in excellent condition but for the gentle wear of good times and happy days on the road. These bikes will never see a paint booth as long as […]
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 […]
Legnano produced two quality road bikes, the Gran Premio and the Roma, or Roma Olimpiade as it was renamed following Ercole Baldini’s gold medal win at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics. The Roma Olimpiade was the ‘flagship’ model for top competition and the Gran Premio a very close ‘second tier’ road bike for amateur racing and […]
Translated from the original ‘Storia della Legnano‘ posted by newsciclismo May 30, 2011 The story of Italian bicycles begins from the ‘L’ in Legnano. No other cycling brand can boast a similar number of victories in competition as Legnano, thanks to champions like Alfredo Binda, Learco Guerra, Gino Bartali, Fausto Coppi and Ercole Baldini. Since […]
I have not come across any definitive reference, however it is generally thought that the term ‘condorino’ (meaning ‘little condor’ in English) was in reference to the bird like shape of the straight and narrow handlebars. The ‘bici condorino’ was produced by Atala, Bianchi, Bottecchia, Doniselli, Legnano, Torpado and most Italian makers of the time. However I […]
There are few things as wonderful as the bicycle. From the moment you get on a bicycle and push the pedals forward the world changes and something in you changes at the same time. I have been enjoying that moment for over 50 years now and it never diminishes or fails to lift my spirits […]
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