Dirk, I never heard of "Herse" decals but the limited views show them to be very close to typical handpainted. The lugs and fork crown are Herse....The parts were cheese *but* the universal brakes have the typical acorn fixing nuts that Herse liked to use. They were also usually seen on the chainrings and toe-clips. A shot of the serial on the left rear D.O. would tell the tale!! Just My $02
Matt Gorski Belmont Shore, CA
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> From: "Feeken, Dirk" <dirk.feeken@sap.com>
> Date: 2004/04/05 Mon PM 12:29:56 CDT
> To: "'CLASSIC RENDEZVOUS'" <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
> Subject: RE: [CR]eBay item 3669448632 (Ends Apr-05-04 06:08:30 PDT) - 1969
> Rene Herse
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> I've contacted the seller and asked for more detailed pics and if the bike really has decals instead of hand lettering. He didn't send pictures but confirmed that the bike has indeed decals. He said the Herse shop switched to decals in their last years and that the bike has been repainted there. Don't know if this true, but since I could't find a single Herse part at the pics I hesitated to bid. Can anybody confirm the "Herse used decals" story?
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> Dirk
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> BTW: There's a brown frame with (different) "Rene Herse" decals hanging in the Singer shop which is obviously and according to the Csukas not a Herse. So at least fake Herse decals exist.
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> --
> Dirk Feeken
> Heidelberg
> Germany
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org [mailto:classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org] On Behalf Of Bob Freitas
> Sent: Montag, 5. April 2004 17:27
> To: CLASSIC RENDEZVOUS
> Subject: [CR]eBay item 3669448632 (Ends Apr-05-04 06:08:30 PDT) - 1969 Rene Herse
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>
> I dont know if anyone else was watching the RENE HERSE auction(of
> course you all were) ,interesting that the only bidders were JAPANESE
> snipers
> Still over $1200 for a race bike I think was still cheap
> BOB FREITAS
> off to work in MILL VALLEY,CA
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