![]() ![]() If you have a Legnano that you would like to add to the listing, photos including an image of the serial number can be sent to In addition to the serial number listing, I am adding the supporting photo documentation for each of the bikes to this website as time permits. LEGNANO SERIAL NUMBERSThis listing is current as of December, 2017 As they say, “a picture is worth a thousand words” and also much more interesting than just a long list of numbers. The Legnano serial numbers presented in the link below have only been included if supporting photography of the bicycle was available, including an image of the serial number. The objective was not to question anyone but rather to ensure as much authenticity and accuracy as possible. So it is best to keep this in mind when dating vintage bikes and acknowledge it may only be the frame that can be truly dated to a production year, and even then it is not an exact science.Ī number of years back I decided to begin compiling a list of Legnano serial numbers that I am posting here as reference for anyone trying to date a Legnano frame. Keep in mind however that bicycle parts or components were not changing up every year or two as they are today and many parts stayed in production for decades with little if any change beyond a production date stamp (in some cases). Chains and freewheels are two other components that are commonly not original on most vintage bikes. Wheels also came and went, particularly on road bikes that were raced competitively. I have seen similar upgrades with Campy brakesets when they came available to complete the ‘gruppo’ on Roma models from the early to mid 60’s. In some cases as many as 70+ years may have passed and parts may have been replaced due to normal wear or perhaps the original owner’s desire to improve the performance of their bike as new products came available.Īs an example, I came across a Roma Olimpiade recently from the early 60’s that was being sold by its original owner however the Universal 61 brake callipers had been upgraded to the Universal 68 model when they were released in 1968. However it is increasingly difficult to come across a Legnano that is completely unchanged from the day it rolled off the assembly line. ![]() Questions can be sent to: receive many requests from readers asking to date the production year of their Legnano and I am happy to help with as much information as possible. ![]()
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