{"id":51175,"date":"2017-10-06T15:01:38","date_gmt":"2017-10-06T13:01:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.museonicolis.com\/en\/corsa-1926-dei\/"},"modified":"2024-02-07T17:06:13","modified_gmt":"2024-02-07T16:06:13","slug":"corsa-1926-dei","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.museonicolis.com\/en\/corsa-1926-dei\/","title":{"rendered":"Dei Campione d’Italia, 1926, racing bicycle"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dei Campione d’Italia, racing bicycle, 1926, Italy<\/strong><\/h2>\n

This model was called\u00a0\u201cCampione d\u2019 Italia\u201d <\/strong>(“Italian Champion”<\/em>)\u00a0and won the title with Giovanni Brunero<\/strong> in 1926<\/strong>.
\nAlfredo Binda<\/strong>\u00a0came second. At the time this was the most expensive racing bicycle. It\u2019s also a very rare<\/strong> piece.<\/strong><\/p>\n

UMBERTO DEI<\/strong>: Company established in Milan in\u00a01896<\/strong>\u00a0by the homonymous racing cyclist. Since it\u2019s birth, Umberto Dei wanted the build high-quality vehicles and always followed this belief. After WWI the company started producing motorcycles too.<\/p>\n

Technical notes:
\n<\/strong>Swedish ultrathin steel frame tubes
\nBOWDEN brakes
\nDouble pinion free\/fixed
\nDEI patented hubs (removable)
\nRemovable pedals to replace the gear more easily
\nLittle tube located under the seat to refill the oil for the transmission
\nHub and pedal bearing oilers
\nSpecial reinforced wooden racing rims
\nDetachable racing fenders<\/p>\n\r\n\r\n \r\n