Hi Mordecai, Those are my scans, as evidenced by the identical fold line through SPORT on the front page image, taken from the front and rear covers of Lo Sport Illustrato, volume #29, July 19th, 1956. Here are links to much larger versions, that have been posted on Wool Jersey for a couple of years:
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Or: http://tinyurl.com/
<http://www.wooljersey.com/gallery/fujifish1/OtherVintage/CatlgsMagsScans/ Coppi/SI56_29Luglio19PgRrB2.jpg.html?g2_imageViewsIndex=1>
Or: http://tinyurl.com/
With the enlargements, it is easy to see that he is on a Fiorelli built bike. Note also that the brake levers are turned sideways, thus requiring thumb muscles to actuate, instead of squeezing forward in the "DUI" style. The later method, as Sheldon Brown always pointed out, is very dangerous since braking will cause your body weight to surge forward with palms bracing upon the levers, thus increasing the brake pressure and creating a potential flip-over situation. Enjoy safely!
Ciao, Mark Agree Southfield MI USA ~ ~ ~
Date: Thu, 1 Oct 2009 12:30:52 -0400 From: "Silver, Mordecai" <MSilver@iso.com> Subject: [CR] Coppi with reversed handlebars To: Classic Rendezvous _classicrendezvous@bikelist.org_ (mailto:classicrendezvous@bikelist.org)
Coppi shown in Lo Sport Illustrato in a more relaxed moment:
http://i36.tinypic.com/
http://i38.tinypic.com/
Thanks to Carl Fogel who posted these on r.b.t. As someone pointed out there, these aren't technically DUI handlebars, because they were actually removed from the stem and flipped, not just rotated backwards.
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