[CR]Lotus "Classique" on eBay

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Date: Thu, 25 Apr 2002 06:48:53 -0400
From: "Jamie Swan" <jswan@optonline.net>
Subject: [CR]Lotus "Classique" on eBay
To: classicrendezvous <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>


While we are on the topic of Lotus; does anybody know anything about the Lotus/ Cinelli? One of my customers has one. It looks like a Cinelli. Did Cinelli build it or did Lotus?

Someone already answered the question of who imported Lotus: Alpha Imports in Long Island. Alpha was a guy named Sid Starr. Before he brought in Lotus he imported Windsor and sponsored the German Bicycle Sport Club which I rode for for many years. The German club jersey was white with black, white and red stripes around the body. When I first started racing they were sponsored by Reingold beer. When we started getting money from Sid Starr he stipulated that the Nazi motif had to go. The new jerseys were blue with the Windsor logo. Just like Eddy Merckx wore when he rode his 13 lb Windsor to the hour record; right?

BTW: thanks for your responses to my Tipo/Record hybrid hub question but; no they are not track hubs, and no the are not Maillard.

Jamie (I wish I was going to Cirque) Swan / Centerport Cycles Northport, Long Island, New York