Pogliaghi frameset in Columbus steel

Vintage Pogliaghi frameset in Columbus steel
With a Paganini bicycle fork

Sante Pogliaghi started his business in Milan in 1947, and his high-quality frames quickly became very popular (Sercu and Merckx, among others, are said to have ridden them). Sante closed down in 1983, and the brand name was sold several times to Rossin, later Basso. Sante Pogliaghi died in 1987.