RE: [CR]Binda

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Subject: RE: [CR]Binda
Date: Wed, 1 Jun 2005 16:00:00 -0600
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From: "Mazzeo, Daniel" <Daniel.Mazzeo@usap.gov>
To: <Hughethornton@aol.com>, <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>


I remember seeing a magazine article on a small museum/shrine somewhere in Italy, of course, that was devoted to Alfredo Binda. Anything else I might remember about it is fuzzy but one wonders if there is a way to find out about the museum via the internet and learn more that way.

Dan Mazzeo Raytheon Polar Services Company Facilities and Engineering Manager 7400 So. Tucson Way Centennial, CO 80112 720 568-2063o 303 249-6425c daniel.mazzeo@usap.gov

-----Original Message----- From: classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org [mailto:classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org] On Behalf Of Hughethornton@aol.com Sent: Wednesday, June 01, 2005 3:39 PM To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org Subject: [CR]Binda

I have recently acquired a late 1940's Italian bike with the brand name Binda but cannot find any record of this brand and wonder if anyone has any information.

The head and seat tube decals are a sort of African shield shape with F.LLI (Fratelli?? = brothers) at the top; BINDA across the centre; and what I deduce to be MONVALLE at the bottom. There appear to be vertical world champion stripes in the background (the colours are quite faded and may have changed, but there are the right number and some appear to be the right colour).

Monvalle is a small town in Lombardy, near Cittiglio where Alfredo Binda was born. In 1950 its population was less than 1,000 and the most common name there is Binda, so the brand may have nothing to do with Alfredo Binda. Obviously Binda cycles were not big business. Doing a search on Fratelli Binda came up with an item suggesting that at one time there were two brother Bindas racing, Alfredo and the other unnamed. Quite possible considering how many brothers he had, but I had never heard of another racing brother, who must have been totally eclipsed by Alfredo.

Binda apparently managed the Italian road racing squad in the forties, so he stayed on the cycling scene and there is still today a women's race named after him.

If I find out more, I will let you know and if you have any information, please pass it on so that we can get the complete picture.

Hugh Thornton
Cheshire, England