In a message dated 06/12/2006 17:53:30 GMT Standard Time, veronaman@gmail.com writes:
....or did anyhting else get branded with Binda's name?
I was wondering as the Giro is having the TT stage finish in Verona next year. There have been many stages ending in Verona but some of the winners that have had bikes named after them are: Girardengo (1925), Bartali (1940), and Moser 1984.
Binda won in Verona in 1926 and 1927.
Ciao Angel Garcia Verona, IT
I have a bike branded Binda that may or may not be anything to do with Alfredo. The head transfer (no badge) is shield-shaped with BINDA across the middle and vertically behind are what almost look like World Champion stripes - somewhat faded but the colors appear to be in the wrong order. At the top of the shield is Flli, which I take to be short for Fratelli. Binda had fratelli, but that is not to say that it is the same family. At the bottom of the shield is Monvalle, which is the name of a place in the area that Binda came from, but since about 90% of the people in that area are called Binda, that again is not conclusive.
I would be glad to hear if anybody knows anything about this brand and whether they are the same Fratelli Binda as those who raced.
Hugh Thornton
Cheshire, England