I understand that Fletcher was French, not English.
Also that the firm made many bikes that were ridden
with other brand decals--lots of bikes for sponsored
pros. There is a chapter on CNC in the American book
"The Custom Bicycle" by Dela Rosa and Kolin. The
frames are "just the facts, ma'am" style, straight and
clean with little cosmetic embellishment. Most of the
ones I have seen were Reynolds tubing and Prugnat
lugs, Vagner fork crowns, a few with brazed-pivot
Mafac brake calipers.
The La Grange cycling club in Los Angeles used to
have a personal connection to CNC, Fletcher being a
friend of club founder Raymond Fouquet.
David Feldman
Vancouver, WA
> A friend has just acquired a 1949 "CNC Special"
> which I understand to be one
> of the better lightweight cycles made in France at
> that period. Nicely filed
> Nervex style lugs, period components incl.Osgear ,
> etc.,
> The question is can anyone help with any information
> relating to this marque,
> such as what does CNC stand for, how long were these
> frames in production,
> did any trade teams ride these bikes?
> The scant detail that has been offered up so far is
> that a British chap
> called Raymond Fletcher owned the company based in
> Paris until the late
> 70's............can anyone verify this,
> any help would be gratefully appreciated,
> regards
> Griff King-Spooner (London UK)
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