Re: [CR]1960s Bobet on eBay

(Example: Framebuilding:Paint)

Date: Sun, 10 Dec 2000 09:01:55 -0500
To: "Aldo Ross" <swampmtn@siscom.net>, <Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
From: "Harvey M Sachs" <sachs@erols.com>
Subject: Re: [CR]1960s Bobet on eBay
In-Reply-To: <000c01c0622f$09318880$6cf9fea9@jim2>


For those who don't know the marque, "Louison Bobet" was the private label import of Gene Portuesi's CycloPedia. Portuesi coached the US Olympic team (1936?), and put out a nice catalog. For those of us stranded in places like Houston in the 60s, it was the mail-order Mecca. I was fortunate to be able to visit him near the end, in Cadillac, Michigan, and he was a very gracious host.

I never owned a Bobet, but there are still lots of memories. I believe, but cannot verify, that all Bobets were Meerciers.

harvey sachs

At 05:26 PM 12/9/2000 -0500, Aldo Ross wrote:
>L. Bobet (1966-67) on eBay:
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>http://ebay.com/<blah>
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>No connection to seller.
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>Aldo Ross