RE: [CR] Hinault 1980s frameset

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From: "Ben Kamenjas" <bici_pimp@mac.com>
Subject: RE: [CR] Hinault 1980s frameset
Date: Sun, 8 Jan 2006 03:54:55 +1100
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org


Hey Lug Sniffers®,

I can't help I.D. who made the Hinault frames of which we

question but the below link has Zinger/Coors era images by photographer

Ken Saito. Great shots of the aforementioned bikes. Perhaps it will jolt people's memories. Me thinks some of you will get misty eyed whilst others may opt for tissues. ? ..... ??

http://homepage3.nifty.com/mazken/index.htm (warning: may contain some C-Record content)

Maybe the Hinault frames were made by Hinault'sMechanic/Le Jeune/Gitane/Look/TVT/Della Santa/Murray/Serotta/Huffy/NoName ........

or not. Keep the Kudos, just send me some blue Patrick's like Hinault is sportin' in a size 44 please ;)

Ciao,

Ben Kamenjas Bondi Beach, Oz

p.s. ....... check out the podium girl on Stage 4: Photo # 6. Is that On Topic or is it still hush-hush and privy only to a certain few

rooms at the Battleground Inn???

Stephan Andranian wrote: (4th)
> Lots of input as to the makers...but I have one unanswered question:
>
> In 1984, La Vie Claire rode on a silver bike with some very small
> badges (stickers/decals). Does anyone know the brand name of the bikes
> from 1984? All of my pictures do not have high enough resolution to
> make out the name. They seem to say BO on them, but that might be way
> off.
>
> Anyhow, kudos to whoever can give me the answer to this one....

Steve Spielman wrote: (3rd)


> There were advertisements in European magazines at the time that
> said "Bernard Hinault by LeJeune" Of course, that does not answer who
> built them, just who painted and marketed them. Later on, the Hinault
> frames seemed to change character quite a bit, so I suspect that
> another company got the rights to the name.....much in the same way
> that Eddy Merckx or Coppi frames did...
>

Stephan Andranian wrote: (2nd)


> They rode on "Bernard Hinault" badged frames in 1985 (Greg LeMond's
> had "Huffy" on his!). In 1986, they rode on Looks, with Reynolds 753.
> 1984...that is a mystery. I can't make out the name on the tubing....
>
> Who made all of the above? Who knows!?

Brian Peters wrote: (1st)
> Hello..I was wondering if anyone has any information on the frameset
> that
> some of the guys on the La Vie Claire team rode in the mid to late
> 80s? Any
> idea who was making these framesets? Saw Hinault at the Worlds in the
> Springs riding one. I think some were riding Looks but this was made
> with
> Reynolds. Thanks..peace