Girardengo bikes were assembled in the prison in Alessandria, Italy. The company was started after WW2, and still existed until last year. Please see my Girardengo photoalbum at:
http://albums.photopoint.com/
Aldo Ross
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> Hi gang,
>
> What do you all know about the marque Girardengo?
> Were these the frames built by the artists living
> in "art colonies"? I just picked up a pretty crusty one
> that I'm guessing was built mid-late '50s. It has Campy
> dropouts, the early Record hubs that don't say "Record",
> Gran Sport deraileurs with the cable adjuster on the rear,
> Magistroni cranks, Ambrosio stem & bars. I felt sorry for it;
> it looked lonely just sitting there (price was very right).
> Where can I find some info. on them? Thanks again,
>
> Duane Kennard
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> P.S.- it not only has a cool headbadge, but a cool seat tube
> badge too....