Oops, brain-lock. That should have been "two SWISS production frames."
Charles
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> From: classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org
> [mailto:classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org]On Behalf
Of C. Andrews
> Sent: Friday, June 13, 2003 1:12 PM
> To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
> Subject: [CR]FS: two classic french production frames
>
>
>
> Two frames that I just don't have time to play with.
>
> 1) Allegro Special 56cm c-t / 56cm c-c. Probably late
> 60s. Famous tiger/smoke finish. Oiler hole in bb shell
is
> filled with silicone sealant. It has all the cool
braze-on
> bits including dt stops for bar-end shifters. Best guess
is
> it had a mix of Campagnolo and Stronglight parts
originally.
> Paint is trashed. Chrome is worse. Except on the
headlugs,
> which will clean up well. Whether you repaint, or touch
it
> up and ride it, who knows? Comes with original
stronglight
> bb bearings and stronglight headset. The frame seems
sound
> to
> me. I was going to build it up as is, as a classic
beater,
> but I just don't have the time.
>
> 2) Mondia Special. Early/mid-70s. 56cm c-t/ 56.5cm c-c.
> Includes original Campagnolo bb bearings and steel
headset.
> Candy blue with black/white smoke fade, and full
> pinstriping. Chrome is *excellent* throughout. Original
> finish is rough-ish, but nothing like as rough as the
> Allegro
> above. I wouldn't repaint this one. Touch it up and use
> it. Everything's still there, including nearly all the
> graphics. The st Reynolds sticker and the *Made in
> Switzerland* sticker are gone, but the dt graphic is
nearly
> all there, as are the other seat-tube graphics.
>
> $350 for both, shipped anywhere in the lower 48.