Five classic Italian cycling brands of the 70s and 80s: As a classic edition of the Giro ends, we're delving back into Italian cycling history...
The chances are that if you rode racing bikes during the 70s and 80s, at some point you would have ridden of a Regina 'block' or chain, with the Extra range being the most popular. Regina was seen as an affordable and effective brand that also worked well with Campagnolo drivetrains, although their aluminium freewheels did tend to wear or even strip sprockets all too often.
As a brand Regina started out in Merate, near Milan, in 1919. While bicycle chains were their first product, they later moved into producing motorcycle parts, and then all kinds of chains and drivetrain components. Sadly the brand failed to move with the times when it came to developments, and were soon outperformed by brands such as Sedis and Shimano. While there were some Regina-branded derailleurs made by Sachs in the 1990s, they broke all links with bike part manufacturing shortly after.
Back in 1924 fascism was rife in Italy, and the powers that be declared that all Italian riders should ride Italian bikes. Binda was just 16 at the time, and had left for a new life in France, where he discovered cycling while waiting for French citizenship and working as a plasterer; he was doing rather well at it too. Seeing great potential in him, Bozzi offered Binda a lifetime contract, which turned out to be a great move for both sides.
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