Hello Don, for the story, Lejeune brother come back to africa (wich year i don't known probably 50's) and fall in love about africa country. They decide about they're trip to call the race frame Sauvage-Lejeune, "sauvage" is french word for "wild". This frame date probably 1960, 50years before the "cliche" from africa was "papou", i think it's not racist but supide "cliche" from 50 years old Regards Jaouen BAZIN Wissous, France
(actualy i'm the seller of the frame and if i think is racist i do not sold this bike)
-----Message d'origine----- De : classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org [mailto:classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org]De la part de donald gillies Envoye : vendredi 20 novembre 2009 00:42 A : classicrendezvous@bikelist.org Objet : [CR] Racist (not Racing) Bikes
"Lejeune Sauvage" bicycle frame :
http://sceno.nexenservices.com/
I hear you can ride it no-handed while reading "Little Black Sambo" in short-story form (which BTW is a racist story banned from my later editions of my favorite childhood book collection, "The Book House".)
- Don Gillies San Diego, CA, USA
P.S. transmittal of this message condones neither the book nor the bike.