Re: [CR]Legnano or Hoffy ?

(Example: Production Builders:LeJeune)

To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2002 22:24:43 -0400
Subject: Re: [CR]Legnano or Hoffy ?
From: "Richard M Sachs" <richardsachs@juno.com>


hoffy was one if the first handmade frames i ever heard of. they used to get some routine ink the zine 'the australian cyclist' in the late 60s early 70s. e-RICHIE Richard Sachs Cycles No.9, North Main Street Chester, CT 06412 USA http://www.richardsachs.com

On Fri, 12 Jul 2002 11:47:07 +1000 Geoff Duke <G.Duke@civag.unimelb.edu.au> writes:
> I recently saw a bike that had been set up and was being ridden
> around as a
> commuter.The decals said Hoffy, Brisbane Australia, and sported the
> Olympic
> rings.I have never heard Hoffy frames or bikes but this one had the
>
> distinctive seat lug of a Legnano.The one that has the pinch bolt
> under the
> seat.It was built with medium point lugs and long rear dropouts.Were
> these
> seat lugs available to other builders or is this a Legnano frame
> that was
> re-painted and re-decaled long ago and now deserves better treatment
> than
> it is getting,
> Geoff Duke