Methinks that bike was a '61, but yes, it definitely took a 22.0 stem. Russ: Don't you have enough projects already? :^)
Jeff Slotkin
TheLocalSpoke@bigfoot.com
Swan Lake, SC
<classicrendezvous@bikelist.org> Sent: Wednesday, November 08, 2000 10:32 PM Subject: Re: [Classicrendezvous] Swiss bikes and stems
> I seem to remember Jeff Slotkin mentioning that the c. 1960 Allegro
frameset
> he had for sale at the Cirque required a 22.0 stem.
>
> Kinda wish I'd gone ahead and bought it, now - but he and I
tag-teamed Jim C
> into acquiring it.
>
> Russ Fitzgerald
> Greenwood SC
> rfitzger@emeraldis.com
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jerry & Liz Moos <moos@penn.com>
> To: Classic Rendezvous <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
> Date: Wednesday, November 08, 2000 9:22 PM
> Subject: [Classicrendezvous] Swiss bikes and stems
>
>
> >For those who may run across an old Swiss bike, I measured my 1969
> >Allegro Special and found that Joe was right - even Swiss bikes
with
> >French HSs have 22.2mm stems. At least this is true for two of his
> >bikes and one of mine. Does anyone has an example that contradicts
> >this?
> >
> >Regards,
> >
> >Jerry Moos