{"id":51182,"date":"2017-10-11T18:25:17","date_gmt":"2017-10-11T16:25:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.museonicolis.com\/en\/corsa-1926-lygie\/"},"modified":"2024-02-09T15:28:10","modified_gmt":"2024-02-09T14:28:10","slug":"corsa-1926-lygie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.museonicolis.com\/en\/corsa-1926-lygie\/","title":{"rendered":"Lygie, 1926, racing bicycle"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lygie, racing bicycle, 1926, Italy<\/strong><\/h2>\n

In 1905 Alfredo Sironi<\/strong>\u00a0obtained the exclusive rights from the parent company to assemble Lygie<\/strong> bicycle for the Italian market.
\nIt seems that Ligye later stopped the production in France.
\nIn Italy the brand kept existing despite changing owners. In 1908 the owner of the brand was the company Rolando Costruzioni Meccaniche of Pavia<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

In\u00a01932<\/strong>\u00a0Rizzato<\/strong> of Padova was thinking about creating a specialized production center to produce bicycles and bought the brand, stockpiles and machineries.
\nSince then Rizzato has owned the rights for the Lygie brand.
\nLygie has dedicated to races for more than 50 years.<\/strong>
\nMany champions brought the green Lygie bicycles to victory, such as\u00a0Zanaga, Martana<\/strong>\u00a0and in the 60s\u00a0Sante Gaiardoni<\/strong>, the talented track racer.<\/p>\n

Technical notes:
\n<\/strong>Telaio bassotto (at the time it was considered stable and aerodynamic)
\nBOWDEN brakes
\nLYGIE hubs
\nWooden rims
\nDouble pinion: free\/fixed pedal bearing, 51-tooth crankset with Lygie logo
\n\u201cGiro d\u2019Italia\u201d bell (mandatory racing accessory in 1926)
\nSo-called \u201chygienic\u201d handlebar covered in Bakelite
\nRacing detachable fenders
\nLygie saddle
\nRapid handpump<\/p>\n\r\n\r\n \r\n