Actually let me revise that estimate. Looking at the serial # database as it stands and attempting to plot it out (allowing a bit of variance to try and get a straight line) I'd say this bike is from 1963.
David Bilenkey Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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> Bilenkey
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> To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
> Subject: RE: [CR]Nice E-bay Frejus Tour de France
>
>
> I think this bike is from around 1965. I've asked the seller if
> there's # on
> the back of the crankarms that might help in the dating.
>
> I also think that the concept of Frejus using sequential serial numbers is
> still sound. What we see when we look at the numbers is muddled
> by too many
> years and too many owners (for the most part) and given the
> variance in when
> a bike left the factory and when it made it into the first owners hand I
> think if we plotted a graph we'd see approximate correlation, but
> we'd never
> get anything too exact.
>
> David Bilenkey
> Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
>
>
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> > [mailto:classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org]On Behalf Of Joe
> > Bender-Zanoni
> > Sent: January 8, 2003 1:27 AM
> > To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
> > Subject: [CR]Nice E-bay Frejus Tour de France
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
http://ebay.com/
>
> In this size I think this will go to Japan. It's also one more
> data point on
> the serial numbers. While it can't be a 1950, I think it is clear that my
> sequential serial number theory is hogwash.
>
> Just when I think E-bay is drying up- lots of nice stuff when I looked
> today. A set of the Campagnolo pedals with toe loops and the <C> markings
> only found on Raleighs.
>
> Joe B-Z
> Too close for comfort to itsamall.com home base