Harvey M Sachs wrote:
>
> This morning I took the freewheel off the BiValent-equipped Paramount
> (which may still be visible in pix from last year's Cirque, at Cirqe Central).
>
> 1) the lock ring is marked "Regina Gran Sport Corse Soc. Ital. Cat. Cal.
> Merate -->
> (The rough translation of "Merate" seems to be "take it apart this
> direction") snip
Merate is the town where Regina started in 1919. It is located in the Brianza territory north of Milan and Monza. The company was founded by Ettore Cattaneo and Regina was the first name of his mother.
Hope this helps,
Chuck Schmidt