Stuart wrote:
> Help!
> Does anybody on the list know about Oscar Egg's bicycles? I have
> just
> acquired a frame and forks with Osgear drop outs. I know that it
> is an Oscar Egg as
> the company thoughtfully stamped the name on the fork crown. Frame
> number is
> 10235. In view of the drop outs, I assume that it is just pre-WW2
> or just
> post-WW2.. It has a braze-on to accept the Osgear fork and I have
> an Osgear to go
> with it. Bottom bracket threads are Imperial rather than French.
> All I have
> found out so far is that the shop was in the Avenue de la Grande
> Armee in Paris
> and it was still going in the sixties.
> Any help would be gratefully received.
Stuart,
Oscar Egg was one of the very first cycling superstars. He was born in Switzerland and passed away when living in the South of France. He set numerous world records, most notably multiple hour and kilo records back in the 1910's and 1920's. He also won a number of major 6-day races including New York and Chicago. He later sponsored a number of pro cycling teams and owned the Super Champion company. His company made the Super Champion derailleurs that were so successful in the 30's and 40's; so your bike would most definitely need a super record derailleur system.
Steven Maasland
Moorestown, NJ