Originally Posted by eddiebrannan
yeah i meant i figured there'd be a story prior to you, because it's an old association, no? in italy. at least
my story is from the 70s era.
i have read a dozen iterations about coppi, and riders
playing polka, and dancelli winning lombardy causing
colnago to adapt the clover-leaf, and more...
imo - it's all lore.
therein lies the beauty.
no need to overanalyze!
ps - that bianchi ad certainly has some punch.
now i wonder why it took until the 70s for it
all to become so ubiquitous.