on 8/18/04 10:28 PM, Aldo Ross at aldoross4@siscom.net wrote:
> Coppi's 1952/3 Track Bike With Campagnolo Road Drop-outs, Revisited
>
> Pic1. Vel d'Hiv, Autumn 1952. Though not a complete image, this appears to be
> Coppi's track bike with the road drop-outs. That's Louison Bobet's pretty
> chrome "Stella" blocking the view. Anyone know who built Bobet's bikes? See
> next pic for a magnified image.
>
> http://www.birfield.com/
> d=Coppi_Pista_Road_Dropout_1
>
> or
>
> http://tinyurl.com/
>
> Pic2. Detail view of the previous picture, showing Coppi's 1952 track bike
> with road drop-outs.
>
> http://www.birfield.com/
> d=Coppi_Pista_Road_Dropout_2
>
> or
>
> http://tinyurl.com/
>
> Aldo Ross
> Blue Ball, Ohio
>
> _______________________________________________
They might be road drop outs or they might just be track drop outs with a window cut in them.
Jamie Swan - Northport, N.Y.