[CR]The Coppi "track" bike.

(Example: Bike Shops:R.E.W. Reynolds)

From: "Bicycle Specialties" <mjbarry@on.aibn.com>
To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Date: Thu, 5 Aug 2004 13:53:43 -0400
Subject: [CR]The Coppi "track" bike.

Chuck Schmidt wrote:

I think the Museo got this one wrong, judging by the clearances of the wheels to the fork crown and the seat tube plus the road drop outs.

However I think that they have it right. I was at the "Coppi meeting" at London's Herne Hill track in the early fifties and Coppi rode a bike very similar to the one shown. The rear drop-outs were filed out Campag Paris-Roubaix. There was much consternation at the time as he was allowed to race the track with Q/R hubs whereas the rules forbade them. Somewhere I have a photo of the bike. I will try to dig it out and post it.

Mike Barry.
in sunny Toronto.