Re: [CR]Legnano is here- 'before' photos

(Example: Component Manufacturers:Chater-Lea)

Date: Sat, 20 Oct 2007 22:27:08 -0400
From: "coel canth" <coelcanth@gmail.com>
To: "oroboyz@aol.com" <oroboyz@aol.com>
Subject: Re: [CR]Legnano is here- 'before' photos
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well.. i suppose it would be more accurate to say for any centerpull brakes; but i meant the braze-on located on the back of the seattube. the legnano's unique binder bolt means you can't use the standard method of bolting the rear cable stop there.

On 10/20/07, oroboyz@aol.com <oroboyz@aol.com> wrote:
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> << ....it is also bears the braze-on specifically for universal mod. 61
> brakes. >>
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> Interesting... How so?
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> Dale
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> Dale Brown
> Greensboro, North Carolina USA
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: coel canth <coelcanth@gmail.com>
> To: dave martinez <dmart84815@yahoo.com>
> Cc: Larry Myers <curmudgeon1957@yahoo.com>; CR List <
> ClassicRendezvous@bikelist.org>
> Sent: Sat, 20 Oct 2007 10:07 pm
> Subject: Re: [CR]Legnano is here- 'before' photos
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> hi larry,
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>
> i recently purchased a roma olimpiade frameset of similar era from a
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> listmember and it also lacks any 'legnano' downtube transfers. i suspect
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> this is the way they originally came during this period. my frame is
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> numbered '268' and it is also bears the braze-on specifically for universal
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> mod. 61 brakes.
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>
> the seller's memory of the original purchase seems accurate; based on the
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> components it looks to be ca. 1968 or so.. i would expect them all to be
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> original to the bike.
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> the brooks is date stamped '67, looks like it has a 144bcd crankset
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> (introduced ca. 1968),
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> the cable stop on the front mech. was removed ca. 1967 so i imagine yours is
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> the last version with slotted stop and aluminum arms (as opposed to chromed
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> bronze). i'd also guess the NR rear derailleur is the early version
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> (introduced ca. 1967) just marked 'patent'
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>
> andrei padlowski
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> glen ridge, njjj
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> On 10/20/07, dave martinez <dmart84815@yahoo.com> wrote:
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> >
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> > Hello Larry,
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> >
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> > Congratulations on such a great find.
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> >
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> > Regarding the missing downtube logos...
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> > Many years ago, I was visiting American Cyclery (When Oscar Juner owned
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> > it). A customer brings his green Legnano in and asks Oscar if he'd sell it
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> > for him. The Legnano had no downtube logos. Legnanos of the era had enameled
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> > logos on the downtube not decals.
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> > I was very much interested in purchasing it from him as I had been
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> > looking for a Legnano, but I resisted, because the unique downtube logos
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> > were so much of the Legnano appeal for me. These days, you can purchase
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> > presentable downtube decals for your bike.
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> >
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> > Regards,
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> > David Martinez
>
> > Fremont Ca
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> > US of A
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> >
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> > Larry Myers <curmudgeon1957@yahoo.com> wrote:
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> > Hi, Gang-
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> >
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> > My much-anticipated Legnao 'Tipo Roma' arrived today (2 days early!), and
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> > I have a few questions for the Legnanophiles in our group...I would like
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> > some info on the date of manufacture- the seller stated that the bike was
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> > originally purchased in 1969, at Berkeley Velo-Sport. The Brooks saddle is
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> > stamped 'A-67', and neither the Campy rear derailleur or the crank arms have
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> > a date stamp, and the Campy front derailleur is the type with the cable stop
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> > The serial# is 194...any way to date the bike from these bits of info?
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> > There is also no 'Legnano' transfer on the downtube, or any sign of one
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> > ever being there...I have owned several other Legnanos, and this the first
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> > one I have seen that lacks that detail...
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> > The tubing is Falck; I have heard of this tubing before, but this is the
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> > first bike I have owned that actually has the decal on it. How does this
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> > tubing compare to other classic tubesets?
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> > Any info would be much appreciated- to see pix of the bike, fresh from
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> > being unpacked, follow the link below. As you'll see, the bike is in
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> > remarkably fresh condition- apparently all original except for the bar tape.
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> > Over the winter, I will completely overhaul & detail it out- look for some
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> > 'after' pix come springtime. This bike goes nicely with the beautiful '59
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> > Ideor I just got from Nelson Miller; pix also forthcoming of that bike. I
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> > now have an early-70s Legnano 'Gran Premio' project (58cm) that I would like
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> > to pass on to someone with the time to finish it.....not a complete bike- it
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> > lacks cranks, saddle, post and some other goodies. If you are interested,
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> > contact me off-list, and we can do some trading.
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> > http://www.flickr.com/photos/54878462@N00/
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> >
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> > Larry Myers
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> > Portland, OR, USA
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> > .....where it very abruptly just became winter.
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> >
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