Hi Guys and Gals:
I bought a Cilo made to the specification of Jean Brun
of Geneva while I was living there in 1964.In its
original paint,it was a bit fancier than an Allegro
special or a Paramount.All the usual frame details of
the period-Nervex Professionals including the bottom
bracket,3/4 wrap tapered square end seatstay
attachment,Reinforcements on the bridges,and so
on.Mostly '64 Record group except steel Stronglight 55
with Simplex rings.
I just stepped off that bike 45 minutes ago.It has had
some misfortunes along the line,so it is carrying some
Imron from Keith Bontrager's old home shop,and the fork
is a geometrically correct French Reynolds one that is
not so highly finished.It's set up as a five speed urban
penetration tool at this point,and most of the parts are
before 1972.Cranks are Record track with the cracks
filed away,I hope.
I visited the Brun shop four years ago,and they gave me
a new nameplate.I told them that I have a collection of
bikes,but the Brun is My Bike,while the others are Some
Bikes.
Creature of Habit,Seth Finkelstein,Santa Cruz,CA