Re: [CR]French bikes not commonly found...

(Example: Framebuilders:Tubing:Columbus)

Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2002 23:54:02 -0400
From: "Joe Bender-Zanoni" <joebz@optonline.net>
Subject: Re: [CR]French bikes not commonly found...
To: GalliGruppo@aol.com, classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
References: <1b9.3a673a7.2a6f30cf@aol.com>


My first French bike was an Azenave or Cazenave (age 8 after a two year campaign, the bike bug having attacked in full frenzy at age 6). There are probably 100s of obscure brands. Jeunet, Astra ...

The good Lejeunes are not that commmon. I am now the owner the PROUD owner of the celebrated green Meral. They are certainly rare. Especially in chartreuse (sp?)There is a home for every bike. It is very similar to a LeJeune, probably the same builder, and I have them hanging side by side as frames right now.

Joe Bender-Zanoni
Great Notch NJ


----- Original Message -----
From: GalliGruppo@aol.com
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Sent: Tuesday, July 23, 2002 6:21 PM
Subject: Re: [CR]French bikes not commonly found...



> In a message dated 7/23/02 5:03:39 PM Central Daylight Time, jprice@2-10.com
> writes:
>
> > what other French bikes
> > are out there that we don't see or mention too often ?
>
> For "oddball" French bikes, I'd love to find a Lejeune. I don't see Mercier,
> Stella, Urago, Bertin, or Follis very often either.
>
> Greg Gagliano
> Olathe, KS