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Sante Pogliaghi
Originally: 11 Via Cesare Cesariano, Milan, Italy
Now: manufactured by Basso, current web site

Click on small pics to see larger view Updated 6.10.2013

"Sante Pogliaghi was one of the acknowledged masters of post war Italian frame builders. He was sought after by top Olympic and Professionals alike. While his track bikes, both solo and track are most famous, he also made superb road bikes. Sante passed away in << edited: 2000 and the rights to manufacture frames under his name had been acquired by Marc Rossin, then the Basso brothers. >> Bikes from the 1970s and earlier, made by Sante himself, are highly prized by knowledgeable collectors." Pogliaghi chapter in "The Custom Bicycle by Denise dela Rosa and Michael Kolin, Rodale press

Additionally, Sante Pogliaghi was the nephew of Pierre Brambilla, and acquired that same workshop at his startup. The decal and head badge graphics carried forward a similar style.

1960s catalog

1980s catalog
(Rossin era?)

Courtesy Andy Bohlmann

1990s brochure
Basso era scan courtesy Mark Bulgier

Serial number
Registry
To determine
approximate manufacturing date

Sante Pogliaghi.
Image from Basso/Pogliaghi booklet.
Date late 80's early 90's.

Sante Pogliaghi with Alcide Basso.
Image from Basso/Pogliaghi booklet.
Date late 80's early 90's.

GALLERY:

Brian Fessenden's early road frame #6677

Brian Fessenden's 1950s Pista frame #6907 , labeled as "Alchieri" (?)

Marcus Helman's number 7077

Ken Nitta's Pogliaghi Italcorse "Berghino Special" #7178, est. 1963
Pictures courtesy Tony Nguyen

Luca De Ponti's 1960s bike, serial #7342

Early-to-mid 1960s frame #7609:
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