[CR]mystery bike

(Example: Production Builders:Tonard)

From: "chris ioakimedes" <chriseye@hotmail.com>
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Date: Tue, 05 Aug 2003 15:43:24 +0000
Subject: [CR]mystery bike

Hello,

I think that it is postwar Japanese. If I remember correctly, Gene, the guy who firsst bought American Cyclery from Oscar had one.

Chris Ioakimedes

Fairfax Ca.

<<This thing showed up at the LBS today. Not a vintage lightweight but pretty interesting, and not sure who else to ask about it. If anybody has any ideas on who, what, and where this thing may be please let me know. Construction is riveted sheet aluminum main frame, with steel headtube, BB shell, and dropouts riveted on. The workmanship is excellent with some nice fillet brazing on the forks where they form a sort of "triple tree" with mounts for probably another rack. The rear rack formed from aluminum sheet is very pretty. It has a 3 piece crank and skip tooth drivetrain. One-off from a bored aircraft worker or an actually production bike? Thanks guys.

Otis Willams GP Oregon>>

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