Swiss rider Jean Brun won the 1951 Zurich Championship. He was also a member of the gold medal Pursuit team in the 1962 Swiss national champinoships. There is a memorial race named after him in Lancy.
Perhaps he had a bike shop later, or a bike company?
Aldo Ross
Middletown, Ohio
<internet-bob@bikelist.org> Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2003 4:24 PM Subject: [CR]New Bike, New Bike!
> Well,
> I picked up a Jean Brun today, I was talking about it a few weeks back,
> I think I inquired here and at classicrendezvous.
>
> I received two or three informative responses as to the provenance of my
bike as there was nothing
> about that particular type of bike on the 'net anywhere I could find.
>
> pics are here.
>
>
http://ca.msnusers.com/
>
> It has a pat80 NR rear and (I assume) a NR front derailleur too.
>
> Gran Comp (?) brakes, I assume they are a Weinmann product as they have
Weinmann pads...
>
> Record hubs built up to never used MA40's, with new tires (Michelin
Sports, with tan sidewalls,
> natch)
>
> Shimano 600 headset.
>
> SR Royal crankset.
>
> Nothing super exotic
>
> A bit of rust here and there.
>
> But lovely long point lugs with cutouts and contrast paint.
>
> Neat seatstay arrangement, at least to my eyes. Is this a 'fastback'
seatstay arrangement?
>
> Beautiful 3ttt stem/bar combo,
>
> the stem is really svelte.
>
> Fits me very well
>
> Nice chromed fork crown.
>
> Gonna get a prettier saddle, touch up the rust spots and ride it around.
>
> Oh, 6 spd in the back, with 42/52 front.
>
> I'm excited, my first 'real' vintage bike
>
> I got a pretty good deal too (I think.)
>
> rodd who just rid (though not on his new bike, too salty out)
> ottawa
> canada