Founded in the 1930s, Giovanni Galli
and Co. claimed to have produced
the world’s first alloy caliper brakes. Dr. Giovanni Savio, Galli's
nephew was the company director from the 1970s.
By the late 1970s, GALLI
presented a branded groupo, having successfully partnered with
Maillard and Stronglight of France to supply certain components. The
brakes, crank sets and derailleurs were redesigned and produced by
GALLI
in Turin. The line included derailleurs, crank sets, rims, brakes
and hubs.
Palmares include Tour de France veteran Herman Van
Spingel, winning of
Europe’s oldest and longest classic, Bourdeaux-Paris with
GALLI equipment in
1981.
In the USA, Lon Haldeman
and Sue Notorangelo
used GALLI
equipped bikes on their
record-breaking transcontinental tandem ride, and the 1983 Race
Across American (RAAM)
This company's
products disappeared from the marketplace in the early 1990s. |
