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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 PAIR LEGNANO MOTOR CYCLE WATER DECAL motorcycle US $19.90 |
 Legnano Olimpiade vintage frameset Campagnolo US $200.00 |
 POST WW2 WWII ITALIAN ITALY ARMY Brigata meccanizzata Legnano PIN LORIOLI US $.99 |
 LEGNANO 1908 OLDTIMER CAR from URUGUAY US $19.90 |
 BIANCHI MILANO LEGNANO TALL SOCKS BLACK S M 38 42 US $15.99 |
 BIANCHI MILANO LEGNANO TALL SOCKS CELESTE 2XL 46 US $15.99 |
 T Shirt LEGNANO bike cycling cycle vintage US $14.00 |
 condorino legnano mod50 69 years US $1,460.00 |
 Vintage Bike Legnano Corsa Years 60 Campagnolo Rims NISI Moncalieri US $630.94 |
 VERDI LA BATTAGLI DI LEGNANO 3 LP BOX SET G 1388 US $15.00 |
 LEGNANO 1908 OLDTIMER CAR UNASSEMBLED MADE IN URUGUAY DOLL TOYS US $30.00 |
 Engine Gasket Set for Legnano 48 NEW 264 US $12.50 |
 1940s pin button Football FC AC LEGNANO Italy US $20.00 |
 1968 Automobile Car Print LEGNANO A 6 8 HP 1908 US $9.99 |
 AC Legnano 1913 Pennant 19cm x 27cm Soccer Italy US $19.50 |
 Legnano Pirelli Retro Team Cycling Cap NEW US $11.50 |
 BIANCHI MILANO LEGNANO TALL SOCKS CELESTE L XL 43 45 US $15.99 |
 Italy 1949 MI 771 cover Milano to Legnano US $50.00 |
 Alfredo Binda Autograph On Legnano Pista Track3 times world championOriginal US $750.00 |
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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