Donald Gillies wrote:
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> I recently became the owner of a 22" alan of italy aluminum 1970's
> bike and this is frame without any labeling nor does it have a head
> badge. However, the words "Alan" and "Italy" are indeed engraved into
> the head lug with fleur de lis / oak leaves around them.
>
> Question : Is this the only such type of bike to ever come stock with
> engraved decorations (beyond serial no's and BB cutouts, of course) ??
I have seen some Chesini (Verona, Italy) bikes that had their logo engraved into the headtube and filled with paint in lieu of a head badge. They were early '80s bikes.
Also the 1986 Bianchi team bikes had the logo engraved into the headtube (the headtube had a black chrome finish) and filled in with gold paint. This was the year that Marino Argentin won the Worlds at Colorado Springs. They were the fanciest team bikes that I have ever seen.
Chuck Schmidt L.A.
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