Articles Posted in 2011
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Mondia Bicycles
Here is a Lovely 1950’s Super Mondia, Special Model, with Photos provided by Norbi of Norbibike 2009. Made from Reynolds 531 Butted tubing with Simplex Droputs. The fork crown is a Wagner flat top crown with…
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History of Swiss Bicycle Racing
This page is under construction. Information is greatly appreciated.
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Caironi Bicycles
A stunning 1938 SKS Caironi road bike. Lovely brambilla style pin stripping on an original red paint job. This bike is shown with a Duprat hollow arm crank set mated with a BSA chain…
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Wolf Bicycles
A 1950-60’s Wolf Jersey with beautiful chain stitch lettering. Chain stitch lettering a more labor intensive lettering style dissappeared from cycling appearel in the early to mid 1960’s going to a brushed velet lettering which…
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Other Notable bicycles
Other lesser known Swiss bicycles of the golden era of Swiss manufacture. Here a 1950’s Otto Lehner photo with excellent color fade and pin stripping.
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Allegro history, 1940 – 1950’s
After WW II and along with the rest of Europe, Allegro picked up where they had left off before it’s outbreak. The sport of cycling had also resumed and Allegro reformed the professional team which…
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Allegro History 1960’s
Since the beginning of bicycle time, the measure of any racing bike’s legitimacy has been gauged by its profile and victories in competition. The ‘if the pro’s ride it, it MUST be good’ mentality is…
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Allegro History pre-1940
Allegro information prior to World War II is scant and is mostly in the form of the bicylces that are still surviving today, (Special thanks to Peter Grenader for allowing use of information and photos he…