Pagnini Aladino mystery!
Hi everyone !
Its my first post on Bikeforums, and hopefully I chose the right spot for posting this. Usually I try to find information on the internet from what's been already written rather than to ask questions, but this bike's got me real questioned, and google doesn't seem to be of much help finding info. A dutch site suggest Pagnini was a brand by Plum Vainqueur which later got rebranded to Paganini for more italian sounding. But this information seems incomplete if not mistaken. I found this bike on a local 'flea market' site. It seemed to be an "Atala" with pantographed parts but upon closer inspection under the Atala decals, the shadows of the former Pagnini decals can be observed, not mentioning the pantographed seat stays with Pagnini. Crankset has the big chain ring branded with Pagnini Aladino, shifters are drilled and painted yellow. Seatpost has a beautiful work of pantography and so does the stem (handwritten panto "Pagnini") and a flag of Italy on top. The bike is Campagnolo Nuovo Record fully equipped with tubulars and is of a very light weight for its age (9700 grams). some pictures you can see here. If You have any information on identifying this bike, its history and maybe why such interesting work of a bike is so less known. Some help of finding the coresponding decals for Pagnini would also be great. Thank You !