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Bianchi Folgorissima (Super Lightning) - 1950Submitted
by N. S.
The Bianchi
“Folgorissima” was introduced in mid 1949 as
Bianchi’s top of the range racing bicycle. It was introduced
to
show case the new Campagnolo “Una Leva” 4-speed
derailleur.
The Folgorissima model was short-lived as in April of 1950, the great
Italian racing Campionissimo, Fausto Coppi, rode a Bianchi Folgorissima
to victory in the Paris-Roubaix spring classic race. As a result,
Bianchi immediately re-named the Folgorissima to
“Paris-Roubaix”!
The Bianchi Folgorissima existed on the Bianchi inventory for less than one year making it the scarcest Bianchi racing bicycle ever produced. Ambrosio
“Bianchi” engraved steel stem
Four views
of the
working end of the gear clearly showing the 'toothed' rear ends to
'walk' the hub backwards and forwards
Below: Where it all starts - the sigle (Una Leva) gear lever Bianchi steel single 49T chainset made by F B
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