Re: [CR]"Bespoke" French Builders of RACING Bikes

(Example: Framebuilders:Masi)

Date: Wed, 7 Dec 2005 20:50:42 -0800 (PST)
From: "John Barry" <usazorro@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [CR]"Bespoke" French Builders of RACING Bikes
To: kohl57@starpower.net, classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
In-Reply-To: <380-220051237165421804@M2W058.mail2web.com>


Peter,

What about Follis? The 572 or 672 Models from the 1970's ought to fit the bill. Look at the CR page: http://classicrendezvous.com/France/Follis.htm

Regards,

John Barry Mechanicsburg, PA

--- "kohl57@starpower.net" <kohl57@starpower.net> wrote:
> OK, it's circa 1975-83. I want to buy a primo
> quality, custom made Frenc
> h
> RACING bike. All caps because I don't want anything
> like a "demi course"
> or
> a "randonneur". Or an all-chrome fancy pants bike to
> pose on les
> boulevards. I want something that could (or should)
> be raced. Somethin
> g on
> which to hang all those delicious
> Spidel-Simplex-Maillard-Mafac components
>
> of the era. Fast, light, aggressive. And French.
>
> So who would I have gone to? Were there indeed any
> such French makers
> during this time? Other than the Prestige division
> of Peugeot or the oth
> er
> big makers? Most of what I've seen of the famous
> Herse and Singer et.
> al.
> don't seem to fit the bill.
>
> Peter Kohler
> Washington DC USA
>
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