Thread: Legnano Fake?
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Old 05-27-21 | 01:03 PM
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a non-fake but non-Bozzi produced Legnano

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this Legnano badged condorino from the 1960's came up recently

one can see from its Agrati lugs, crown, plate style bridges, under top tube brake cable routing & bullet seat stay tops that is is clearly a Chiorda product

the only Bozzi frame touch is the tangs of the frame ends being wider than the taper tubes into which they go

i certainly do not consider it a "fake" Legnano since it appears clear it was ordered by Bozzi

suspect they wanted a super economy condorino in their range for dealers to have something which could compete on price with department store bicycles

Rizzato did something similar with their Atlantica marque

note that it carries a transfer indicating sale from the Lazzaretti shop of Roma









frame bits -

Agrati lug pattern "AM" nr. 000.8040/U

bulge-formed head is item nr. 000.8049

seat lug is item nr. 005.8049

shell is item nr. 000.8507

crown is item nr. 000.8058 and part of the "SPORT" ensemble nr. 000.8050/E/U/

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[not my cycle and no means to secure additional imagery]

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