Re: [CR]Legnano fenders on eBay

(Example: Framebuilding:Restoration)

Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2001 10:19:54 -0500 (EST)
From: "Brandon Ives" <monkey37@bluemarble.net>
To: Lee Berg <lberg@ventoux.com>
Cc: Aldo Ross <swampmtn@siscom.net>, Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR]Legnano fenders on eBay
In-Reply-To: <3B278169.51CDA5DA@ventoux.com>


No it's not depressing at all, at least they've survived where others have failed. Also I've seen Legnano "city" bikes as far back as the early-60s. Those fenders date from this time and were quite popular on bikes not designed for full touring. For anyone that thinks it's bad that companys have moved from the "tried-and-true", I must ask would you rather they went belly up? enjoy, Brandon Ives

"Nobody can do everything, but if everybody did something everything would get done." Gil Scott-Heron

On Wed, 13 Jun 2001, Lee Berg wrote:
> Greetings, Aldo,
>
> As recently as a few years ago, Bianchi (current owner of the Legnano
> brand, as you know) produced (and may still produce) (gasp!) "city"
> bikes and (double gasp!) mountain bikes under the Legnano label. The
> Bianchi (Italy) website used to have a page on Legnano (I don't see it
> there right now but someone may find it). I saved it when I first read
> it and it can be read here:
>
> http://www.ventoux.com/legnanointro.html
>
> The last paragraph is the most telling. A depressing fate for such a
> gloried racing marquee, no?
>
> Lee Berg
> Palo Alto
>
> Aldo Ross wrote:
> >
> > What type Legnano would have had these short, wide fenders? Folding bike? Small scooter?
> >
> > http://ebay.com/<blah>
> >
> > Aldo Ross