Gang, need some help here. I've got two older Frejus road bikes (Frejuses?, Freji? what is the proper plural form?). The earlier bike has serial # 012879 stamped on the left side of the seattube, below the seat lug, MC 58 stamped on the bottom bracker shell. I was led to believe this one is from the late 1940's and judging by componentry: FB 3-piece LF hubs, Simplex TdF shifters, Ambrosio stem stamped 1948, 4-speed Regina freewheel.... sounds plausible. The curious thing about this bike is a triangular emboss in the leftside chainstay just behind where the stay enters the bottom bracket shell. Embossed inside the triangle outline is a butterfly (or perhaps a wasp?). Is this a tubing mark, or perhaps a builders mark? The newer Frejus has serial # 76612 in the same location as the one referenced above and MC 56 on the bottom bracket shell. Campy Gran Sport derailleurs, and Universal 61 sidepulls with NITOR Plastic saddle and steel seatpost to fit the unique NITOR rails. Both bikes have oiler fittings in the bottom bracket as well as in the headtube. Based on the serial #s, any idea on age of these old steeds? Finally-Campaholics; What year(s) were steel road pedals with 1037 and C in a diamond stamped on the pedal barrel made? Chuck, Matt, Sterling, Richie? Thanks,
Kevin Gosney, not climbing quite like Luis Ocana on my orange Motobecane "Champion Team" in Portland , OR
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