Daccordi history

DACCORDI HISTORY

2022

1937

Giuseppe Daccordi founds the Daccordi Bicycle Factory

Initially, however, the Daccordi brand did not exist. The factory only produces on behalf of third parties.

1945

War makes life impossible.

Giuseppe Daccordi is forced to collect bullet casings to extract the copper forwelding. The discovery of a lathe left by the U.S. Army gives new life top roduction.

50s

Daccordi city bikes make a name forthemselves thanks to their quality.

Giuseppe Daccordi starts building racing bikes. The historic collaboration with Columbus begins.

60s

Daccordi produces frames for various brands.

The most famous is Viner, butalso Gipel, Iacopini, Morini, Nieri, and Zapier have bikes made by the Daccordi bike factory in their range.

1961

Luigi Daccordi gets into the factory.

1970

Luigi wants his own brand.

So, he comes into conflict with his father, Giuseppe. For this reason, Luigi leaves the family business.

1974

Luigi Daccordi returns.

Luigi Daccordi returns to the company and starts working to found his own brand.

1976

The company’s internal painting plant ismade, which allows for high customization of the frames.

1981

The Daccordi brand was born.

Presentation of the Daccordi Brand at the Expo Milano.

1983

The first official Daccordi catalogue has been released.

The top frame is the Turbo, built with Oria star-shaped pipes.

80s – 90s

The American brand Bertoni enters intoan agreement with Daccordi.

Bertoni bikes are made in San Miniato

1985

Daccordi produces the frames with the internal route brake cables.

Series of unique hand-painted frame swith graphics still highly sought after by vintage lovers

1987

50 years of Daccordi celebrated withan iconic bike

The Daccordi 50th Anniversary, originally equipped with Campagnolo 50th Anniversary. Less than 2000 pieces produced, a must-have for vintage enthusiasts. Technically, the fork with an ultra-aero dynamic head stands out.

1988

Daccordi begins the adventure among the Professional Teams.

Johan Van Der Velde is the protagonist of the epic stage on the Gavia under the snow.
He won the purple jersey, while Adriano Baffi is among the most victorious pros of the year.

1988

Sabrina Bulleri won three gold medals and a bronze with a wheelchair made by Daccordi.

Sabrina Bulleri won three gold medals and a bronze medal at the 1988 Summer Paralympic Games in Seoul with a wheelchair made by Daccordi.
She died untimely in 2000. In the Natural Park of Migliarino, close to Pisa, an accessible path was dedicated to her, the Bulleri path.

1989

Belgian Danny De Bie is Cyclocross World Champion with a Daccordi bike.

Daccordi is the technical sponsor of 2 professional teams: the Italian Jolly Componibili and the Belgian Sefb Spaarbank.

90s

The Norwegian brand DBS signs an agreement with Daccordi.

DBS bikes are made in San Miniato. Among the most famous models the “DBS LaMigliore”

1990

Leonardo Sierra on a Daccordi Original bike

It is the first time in history that the terrible Mortirolo is climbed at the Giro d’Italia, and the victory goes to the Venezuelan Leonardo Sierra on a Daccordi Original bike.

1990

The first Daccordi mountain bike is produced.

1991

The first Daccordi titanium frame is produced.

1991

Daccordi patents the Multidimensional bottom bracket

The Multidimensional bottom bracket, shortens the rear triangle and makes the bikes stiffer and more responsive.

1992 – 1993

These are fantastic years for Daccordi.

Some of the cult models of the bike lovers of the time are created: the Opera, the Griffe, the Original and the Mitico.

90s – 2000s

Sponsor of Colombia Selle

Thanks to the agreement with Gianni Savio, Daccordi has been the technical sponsor of Colombia Selle Italia foral most 15 years. All the great South American champions have pedalled onDaccordi: Chepe Gonzales, FredyGonzales, Hernan Buenahora, Leonardo Sierra, Cacaito Rodriguez, Carlos Contreras, Israel Ochoa, Ruber Marin, Marlon Perez, José Rujano.

1996

Daccordi makes Ceramix

Daccordi makes Ceramix, the superlight aluminium and ceramic frame, which requires a particular manufacturing technique.

1997

Norwegian Kurt Asle Arvesen is the Under 23 World Champion with a DBS La Migliore bike produced by Daccordi.

This victory reminds us that the Daccordi brand has always been associated with youth categories.

1999

Paintstorm

A unique series of frames called “Paintstorm” is created, with bright colours and unique varnishing.

2000

Fly was born.

The Fly model was created, with Easton Scandium pipes, and Piuma, with Columbus Starship 6000 tubings. These are the first frames to go under a kilo of weight.

2003

The time is ripe for full carbon frames.

Luigi Daccordi decides to switch toin-house production without importing, as most brands will do. It is a significant technical and working update for all the artisans involved in the Daccordi factory.

2004

Czechoslovakian Roman Kreuziger is the Junior World Champion on a Daccordi bike.

He will then become a great champion, even among professionals.

2005

Daccordi is the first to invent the “Super Over Spin Drive” movement.

The ancestor of the Press Fit bottom bracket. The innovative “Drag Reduction Tech” system was created to minimize the air vortex of the wheels, thanks to computers that simulate the wind tunnel.

2006

A limited series of hand-airbrushed carbon Sansone model frames is created.

2007

Daccordi is the first in the world to solve the problem of Shimming on carbon frames.

The Shimming is a vibration that affects many carbon frames at high speeds, creating a wing on the horizontal tube of the Sansone model.

2008

Daccordi leave the professional cycling.

The Cycling World Tour started, making sponsorship costs unsustainable for an independent brand. Daccordi leave sprofessional cycling. On his bikes, among others, have ridden Romāns Vainšteins, Johan Bruyneel, Vladimir Poulnikov, Angelo Citracca, Cesare Cipollini, Palmiro Masciarelli, Andrea Tafi, SteveChainel. But also in the women’s field Svetlana Bubnenkova, Edita Pučinskaitė and Giorgia Bronzini.

2009

Daccordi collaborates width a private GT3 team.

Daccordi collaborates to produce carbon roll bars for a private GT3 team that uses Porsche cars. The roll bars will be legally FIA homologated.

2012

Daccordi introduces Diavola, the first Italian Fat Bike in history.

2012

Daccordi and the photovoltaic system.

The Daccordi bike factory become senergy independent thanks to the creation of a 37000Kw photovoltaic system.

2012

Yoshiyasu Tamura hand-paints a Daccordi frame.

The famous Japanese Mangaka Yoshiyasu Tamura hand-paints a Daccordi frame to ride himself on the roads of “L’Eroica“. From this cycling adventure in Italy Yoshiyasu published a Manga story in Japan.

2010s

Luigi’s daughter Sena Daccordi joins the company.

2013

Luca Alinari chooses Daccordi bikes.

The artist Luca Alinari chooses Daccordi bikes as a background forhis exhibition on the occasion of the Cycling World Championships in Florence.

2014

Horse racing competitions.

Daccordi produces some carbon and aluminium sulky for horse racing competitions.

2015

Joyce Brian paints and signs a Daccordi carbon frame.

New York artist Joyce Brian hand paints and signs a Daccordi carbon frame, then sold in Germany.

2018

New steel Gravel bike Daccordi.

2018

Daccordi creates Flexus.

Daccordi creates Flexus, the first carbon dismountable racing frame in the world. It is delivered with the aluminium travel case built by Daccordi.

2022

Annibale is the first Daccordi Monster Bike.

The very first model is hand painted by the Tuscan artist Irene Campinoti.