[CR]Legnano ID and age

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Date: Mon, 4 Aug 2008 11:33:44 +1000 (EST)
From: "Mark Battley" <mark.battley@xtra.co.nz>
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: [CR]Legnano ID and age


Hi all,

A battered and abused Legnano followed me home, and I'd apprec iate any hints on ID and age: Serial # FT2801

http://picasaweb.google. com/MarkABattley/Legnano

In addition to being painted black (including the headset...), and no longer having its original fork (shame), it's a ra ndom mix of components from a Campagnolo Gran Sport front hub through to a Shimano Tourney rear brake, with various era Suntour and Simplex thrown in to add to the confusion...

Campagnolo parts include: - Crankset: Rec ord 151 BCD, 57/48 chainrings, no lips at pedals, so 1962-1966?? - Shiftl evers: "closed C", although has a funky extra clip at the base of the RH le ver?? (http://picasaweb.google.com/MarkABattley/Legnano/photo#5230380462 368844578) - Headset(?) - Front hub: 3 piece Gran Sport(?) high flange 32 spoke

Otherwise, and of limited dating help, it has: - Suntour FD

- Simplex RD - Shimano brake levers - Mis-matched 27" alloy clincher s - Unknown ID steel double sided rear hub, 40 spoke, has "Whitedak" (or similar) hand scratched into shell - ALPS alloy stem, steel handlebars(?)

- Classy foam handle bar grip....

Is early 60s to fit with the cran kset plausible?

Thanks,

Mark Battley
Auckland, New Zealand