Re: [CR]Was Pivo, then Milremo.. now Phillippe/ Philippe

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Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2004 13:45:38 -0700
From: "Chuck Schmidt" <chuckschmidt@earthlink.net>
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR]Was Pivo, then Milremo.. now Phillippe/ Philippe
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Norris Lockley wrote: (cut)
> I don't know who made them, possibly a forerunner of ATAX, but the stems appeared as PIVO, Milremo made for Kitching and Bertin ) and possibly in their best incarnation as Phillippe - all the same though..They were standard equipment on Helyett, CNC Speciale, and many other top French bikes of the time.

Philippe Professionnel bar and No. 45 stem photo: http://www.speedbicycles.ch/133/133_0797.jpg

Pretty sure that Pivo, Philippe, ATAX were all the same company; anyone know for sure?

Chuck Schmidt South Pasadena, Southern California

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