Re: [CR]Legnano or Hoffy ?

(Example: Framebuilders:Alex Singer)

Date: Fri, 12 Jul 2002 15:40:44 +1200
From: "David Benson" <tech@worrall.co.nz>
To: Geoff Duke <G.Duke@civag.unimelb.edu.au>
Cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR]Legnano or Hoffy ?
References: <4.2.0.58.20020712112638.0097ca80@mailhost.civag.unimelb.edu.au>


I have a Hoffy track frame, and have seen one other advertised for sale. I know no history of my frame- its a hand me down that I lend to promising or persuasive young trackies. I have one photo at: DB photo album http://au.photos.yahoo.com/bensondoc got "Bikes". Does anyone else on the CR list know anything about Hoffy? David Benson Auckland, New Zealand

Geoff Duke wrote:
> 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