I failed to read the original mail to which you responded but I am happy to
get the information of La Belle. My Learco Guerra 1950 has the fork blades
with a dragonfly in a triangle. Would you give me more information about La
Belle ? Was it an Italian maker?
Takao Noda
Hachioji Tokyo Japan
> My understanding is that the chainstay tubing on old Frejus' that had a
> dragonfly in a triangle trademark is called LaBelle. I have a Frejus
> Track Frame sporting such chainstays as well as Falk main Tubes and
> fork. What I don't know is whether it is top tier or second tier
> frame. Build Quality is great but it is a bit heavy ( as would be
> expected in a sprinters frame). Does anyone know if Frejus created a
> second tier track bike frame? I'm speculating that market forces
> created an impetus to switch materials from Falk and LaBelle to Reynolds
> and Columbus.
>
> How come no discussion about Mansmann tubing? Any German or Swiss
> artisan bikes built up with this material?
>
> Todd Teachout
> Hercules, CA