Re: [CR]Romani (-y) bikes

(Example: History)

Date: Tue, 08 Jan 2008 23:20:27 +0200
From: "Peter Portin" <peter.portin@multi.fi>
To: Toni Theilmeier <toni.theilmeier@t-online.de>
Subject: Re: [CR]Romani (-y) bikes
cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org

Citerar Toni Theilmeier <toni.theilmeier@t-online.de>:
>
> Having meant to ask this for ages, I just take the opportunity to chime
>
> in here.
>
> Closeness breeds contempt, or perhaps neglect is a better word. I´ve
>
> used a frame intensively for more than 20 years after buying it new off
>
> the peg in Germany. It has 531, Haden lugs, nice work. It says "Revell
>
> Romany" on it, and I have always wondered who or what Revell cycles
> were. Any connection to the Romanis sold by Dale?
>

The Rewell Romany name was used by the British Rewell manufacturer for their touring model.

It was sold at least by the Freewheel shops and their mailorder unit in the eighties. It is described and pictured in my 1985 Freewheel catalog and looks like a nice touring frame with Reynolds 531 double butted tubing in every part of the frame. Joints where low-temperature hand brazed.

The frame only sold fo £179.35 and complete bikes with mudguards for £369.50 and £537.50.

A great frame built in the best British touring tradition! I whish I had bought one but even £179 was a lot of money back then.

If someone wants scans from the catalog pages, just let me know.

Peter Portin
Pedersore
Finland