I have mentioned before on the list the incredible builder Ramon Orero who also worked at Paris Sport very late in his career. I know very little about him as he did not speak a lot of English. He was an Argentinian and had a bike shop in Nutley, New Jersey. He went to Argentina in the winter and built the bikes there. I only remember two examples, both racing bikes. My wife has one and a guy I used to race with circa 1975 named Mike Ascher had another. Mike was a teacher in Verona NJ. His was a gorgeous black metallic with chrome lugs. The Orero lugs are quite thin and the bikes have many artistic touches.
Joe
At 07:17 PM 6/11/01 EDT, Wdgadd@aol.com wrote:
> I'll throw out a quick one here. A friend of mine, Paul LeMaire , built
>some fine frames in the late 70's- early 80's and still builds occasionally
>today. He worked at Paris Sport and built bikes for Betsy King under that
>label. Mike Kone knows more.
>
>Regards,
>Wes "must get offline-thunderstorm nearby" Gadd