It is nice to hear first hand from one of the importers and to hear hands on reports. My only problem with her story and this is not meant to offend her or anyone else, as I have dealt with her in buying several framesets and as I have previously mentioned and still believe. The quality was very nice on them for the price. My only gripe is to be honest. I don't believe they were made in France. The framesets that were indeed labeled Made in Mann, Beligium for the FD brand, and those labeled Aquila which had made in Italy decals...those decals were bogus? fake? So their were still misrepresentations. Why misrepresent? That, I guess is my strongest objection.
Walter Skrzypek
Falls Creek, Pa
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> I spent part of today with Yvonne Van Gent at a cyclo-cross race and had
> the opportunity to ask her about the Aquila bikes her dad Jack imported.
>
> First off, he started in the early 70's with that house brand name, Yvonne
> couldn't recall an exact date. The Aquila frames were built in France at
> the Gitane factory,same thing with the Flying Dutchman frames Jack later
> brought into the US, they too were made in France at the same factory.
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> Brook Watts
> Longmont Colo USA