In 1925 Gelmino Chesini made a racing bike in his small workshop in Nesente, a village near Verona, and named it the Chesini Biciprecision.
In 1947 Gelmino was ready to expand, and so bought a factory in Verona where he could upscale his production.
The timing was perfect, allowing Chesini to capitalise on the post-war increase in demand for bikes.
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