Brian, The Herse that I recently discovered/uncovered has the same 'Speedy' tubing stampings and are clearly visible as well even under the nasty green hornet paint job the last owner saw as a snazzy upgrade. I was wondering about them also...I will snap some jpgs when time permits and post them and perhaps the 'speedy' mystery will be resolved. BTW, the 'green hornet' Herse is from around 1959/60 ....the paint job obscured the serial # but not the tube stampings.
Starting the first day of Summer early,
Matt Gorski
Belmont Shore, CA
> Gangmembers,
>
> Since everyone has tubing on the brain (I know I do since I'm wallowing
> in it lately) I ran into some tubing in a Rene Herse that I'm unfamiliar
> with. Perhaps someone on the list knows something about it. This bike is
> a 60's era frame I believe, and stamped VERY deeply (as in it could
> probably be read from outer space by satellite quite easily) in all of
> the tubes is the word "speedy". I have never heard of this tubing before
> seeing it here on this frame. I haven't got the paint off yet so there
> may be more information forthcomming; but off hand does anyone know
> anything about this stuff? I would guess it to be of French manufacture
> but would like to know more just out of (morbid) curiousity. I haven't
> handled all that many Rene Herse frames so this has never crossed my
> path before. Most Rene Herse I've seen are Reynolds 531. Perhaps this is
> a Vitus offering of some sort?
>
> Don't anyone strain their brain or get over technical about it; just
> want to know what it is.
>
> Brian Baylis
> La Mesa, CA
> BTW Chuck, you dig up the Libellaula and I'll roast it for you!