[CR]Is this M. Yvars bike on eBay a constructeur?

From: "Bill Mattinson" <billmatt@sonic.net>
To: "Jan Heine" <heine@mindspring.com>, <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2002 09:00:54 -0700
In-Reply-To: <a05010404b93643d42069@[165.121.40.96]>
Subject: [CR]Is this M. Yvars bike on eBay a constructeur?

Following the recent discussion on CR about French bicycle constructeurs, I just noticed this bike on eBay: "M. Yvars Constructeur du Cycle Vite" - eBay item #1839545328.

I couldn't find anything on a quick Google search other than a Richard Sachs statement that he bought thousands of Nervex lug sets from M. Yvars back in the early '70's.

So Jan, was M. Yvars a wannabee or a first tier constructeur?

The bike looks too small for me, so good luck if anyone wants to bid on it. The price is certainly not intimidating.

Bill Mattinson
Sonoma County, CA