A Brief History of Legnano Bikes
Legnano (pronounced Len-yan-o) has been one of the largest manufacturers of bicycles in Italy and is also known for having long had a vrey successful cycling team.
In addition to making high end race bikes, Legnano also produced leisure bikes, keeping unchanged for a long time the colors and graphics on the frame, a particular color green which even today is associated with the Italian brand.
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 Vintage Wool Legnano Embroidered Cycling Jersey Campagnolo by Santini US $59.99 |
 NOS Legnano pantographed 52T 144 BCD chainring US $29.00 |
 T Shirt LEGNANO bike cycling cycle vintage US $13.00 |
 NIB Reg thermic cycling bottle 1950s 60s for vintage Legnano or Bianchi US $22.00 |
 NIB Santini retro LEGNANO wool jersey XL US $149.00 |
 LEGNANO 1908 OLDTIMER CAR from URUGUAY US $34.00 |
 OLD BYCICLE FOR COLLECTION LEGNANO CAFICI CIA US $999.99 |
 Italy 1949 MI 771 cover Milano to Legnano US $50.00 |
 TCS Games DTP War Game Battles of the Middle Ages Legnano 1176 MINT US $7.49 |
 PAIR LEGNANO MOTOR CYCLE WATER DECAL motorcycle US $19.90 |
 BIANCHI MILANO LEGNANO TALL SOCKS BLACK S M 38 42 US $15.99 |
 BIANCHI MILANO LEGNANO TALL SOCKS BLACK L XL 43 45 US $15.99 |
 BIANCHI MILANO LEGNANO TALL SOCKS CELESTE L XL 43 45 US $15.99 |
 BIANCHI MILANO LEGNANO TALL SOCKS CELESTE 2XL 46 US $15.99 |
 BIANCHI MILANO LEGNANO TALL SOCKS CELESTE S M 38 42 US $15.99 |
 LEGNANO 1908 OLDTIMER CAR UNASSEMBLED MADE IN URUGUAY DOLL TOYS US $30.00 |
 Engine Gasket Set for Legnano 48 NEW 264 US $12.50 |
 Engine Gasket Set for Legnano 75 motorcycle NEW 284 US $12.50 |
 The Battle of Legnano Amos Cassioli Collectors Plate US $34.98 |
 Vintage Legnano Folding bike 20 Fender mudguard set New Old Stock Celeste NOS US $49.00 |
 Legnano Italy 1941 Piscina postcard US $9.95 |
 Vintage Legnano Bicycle Co NEW NOS brass bike Head badge Road Folding Italian US $149.00 |
The image of the company was a badge which represented an effigy of Alberto da Giussano, which until the 1960s, models were made of brass and affixed the head tube. Over time this was subsequently replaced by badges or stickers.
The brand Legnano has been taken over by fellow Milanese bike producers Bianchi, who today continues to produce a line of racing bikes under the Legnano brand aimed at the medium level racing market.
Present as a team since the first editions of the Tour of Italy at the beginning of the twentieth century, Legnano emerged in the decade preceding the Second World War thanks to riders like Gino Bartali. In the late '30s he was hired as an amateur along with Fausto Coppi, who, past professional won the Giro surprisingly in 1940.
The success that pro racing results bought Legnano meant that it still has a place in the heart of many Italians of a certain age. For those growing up during the 1950s and 1960s a Legnano bicycle was the machine to aspire to and with a price of several months the average wage it was a dream for many Italians to own one.
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