Re: [CR]Lejeune track frame

(Example: Framebuilders:Brian Baylis)

Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2006 19:32:37 -0800
From: "jj & kk" <designzero@earthlink.net>
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR]Lejeune track frame
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Norris wrote about this frame:

If you are into track frames..and Lejeunes..then there's one up for sale -ITEM 7228250817 - on Ebay, ending today. It's not Lejeune red...but it appears to be a Carre, even though it doesn't have his name stamped on the readily-identifiable top-eyes.

This was sold by the shop for which I worked for in the 70's, Hans Ohrt Lightweight Bicycles, Inc. Primarily from the Westwood Village location.

The shop got 5 or 6 of them, two were blue the rest red. They were equipped with TA 3 pin track cranks, Campagnolo hubs, some even had 28 hole wheels. Some had Campagnolo Pista headsets, all had Record seat posts. One interesting thing about them is that we got a batch of road bikes at about the same time, in some sizes such as 56cm, the geometry was identical for both road and track, just the ends were different. So, a bunch of road bikes with conservative track geometry.

They sold them all, but there was some resistance as the fork blades were of the road profile. They were not drilled for a brake in front when first sold.

John Jorgensen
Palso Verdes Ca USA