This will be my last posting of excerpts from the Used Bike Buyers Guide for a month or so. If you have additions or corrections, pls send them to me off-list. I appreciate all the notes from the previous postings. The entire Used Bike Buyers Guide and a text portion that provides simple tips for inspecting, identifying, negotiating, etc., is available directly from me for $3 for an email version or $5 for a disk. Lou Deeter, Orlando FL
LaBAN, Ric: Started building in Tucson. Dallas, TX.
LABONNE: Italy. Known to have been made in the 70s.
LAFLECHE: 186 Rue St. Paul, Quebec City, Quebec G1K 3W1. Box 209, Portland ME 04112. 800-851-0048. 418-692-1191. Models: Composite 93-94 Carbon/Glass Composite Carbone 93-95 Carbon/Chromoly
LA FRANCE: France.
LAING, Colin: 316 East Grant Road, Tucson AZ 85705. or 150 South Camino Seco, Tucson AZ 85710. 602-298-2453. Started in Teesdale, England. Since 1947. Custom made to order.
LAING, Ian: Colin's son. Also builds in Tucson, AZ. Possibly same address. See Colian.
LAMAR, Michel: 10217 Riva Ridge Road, Orlando FL. Custom. Silver brazed.
LAMBERT: England. At least as late as mid-70s. Very long point lugs. Later lugless. See Viscount and Yamaha. Top model was gold plated. Made own components. Later owned by RaceSpec Inc. 1704 Westland Rd. Cheyenne, WY 82001. http://www.lambertbicycles.com
LAMOURE, Mitch: 613 SE Jackson Street, Roseburg OR 97470. 503-957-1020. Previously at 416 1st Street, Cheney WA 99004. Models: Prototype 94 True Temper ACX Custom 95 Aeromet 100
LANDSHARK: 225 Crystal Heights Road, Medford OR 97501. 503-535-4516. John Slawta owns and operates. Built Andy Hampsten's bike for the 1988 Giro d'Italia victory. Normally uses Tange Prestige or Tange Oversize Prestige. Model: Road Shark 92-93 Reynolds 731OS Custom 95 Reynolds, Columbus, Tange Custom 95 Aermet Road Shark 96 853
LANGDALE: England. Models: 653 653
LA PARISIENNE: France.
LA PERLE: France
LA PIERRE: France.
LAZZARETTI: Rome, Italy.
LEACH-MARATHON: England. Martin Street, Stratford, London E15
LeCHEMINEAU: France. Founded by Johnny Panel. 1912-1958.
LEGNANO: Italy. Founded in 1906 in Milan, Italy. 531. Some had oiler holes in bottom bracket shell and headtube. Reportedly merged with Frejus. Some had the binder bolt on the inside of the main triangle. After assasination of owner by the Left-Wing Red Brigade terrorists, his family sold the rights to the brand ot Bianchi and retired from business. Used by Gino Bartali and numerous other pros. One of the most sought after bikes of the 30-50\u2019s.
LEJEUNE: 15 Rue de Cocteur Roux, 94600 Choisy Le Roi, France. Models: 531 70s 531 753 79-80 753
LEMOND: Trek USA, 801 W. Madison Streetl, P.O. Box 183, Waterloo WI 53594. 414-478-2191. Designed by Greg LeMond, early models were built by Bellato in Italy. Also built by Scapin and Della Santa. Titanium built by Clark-Kent. Carbon fiber bult by Carbonframe and Mitsubixhi. Sold to Trek in 95. Relaxed seat tube angle. Long top tube. Engraved seat stay caps. Campy dropouts. Models: Tour de France 87 Aelle R SLX 89-91 SLX TSX 89-93 TSX Titanium GL 92-95 Titanium Carbon 92-93 Carbon w/fins Cromor 92-93 Cromor SL 92-93 SL Team GAN 93-94 Excell GLX Boomerang 93-94 Composite V2 High Modulus 94-95 Mitsubishi Carbon Fiber GLX 95 Excell GLX OCLV 95-96 OCLV Maillot Jaune 96-97 OCLV Alpe d'Huez 96-97 True Temper Tourmalet 96-97 True Temper Zurich 96-97 853 Chambrey 96-97 Carbon Fiber Reno 97 True Temper
LENENNI: SL
LETO: Germany
LIBERATI: Italy
LIBERIA: Grenoble, France. Ridden by RMO team in 89 Tour de France. 1930s to 1980s.
LIBERTAS. Belgium. Since at least mid 1970's. Known to have used Reynolds 531.
LIDDELL, Bill: Luton, England
LIGHTHOUSE: Founded by Tim Neenan. 3498 Willow Street, Santa Ynez CA 93460. 805-688-6385. Since 1974.
LIMONGI, Guiseppe: Worked for Mike Fraysee at Paris-Sport, 186 Main Street, Ridgefield Park NJ 07660. Later returned to France.
LINDSAY, D.W.: Dundee, Scotland.
LINDSAY, Jeff: WJL Road Bikes and Mountain Goat mountain bikes.
LIOTTO, Gino: Italy. Imported by Curry Distributing Inc, of Dallas.
LIPPY, Keith: 60265 Faugerwee Circle, Bend OR 97702. 503-389-2503. Since 1974. Models: Ecstasy 93 Fantasy 93
LITESPEED: Box 22666, Chattanooga TN 37422. 615-238-5530. Also makes titanium frames for other makes. Models: Classic 92-96 Titanium Ultimate 92-97 Titanium Tachyon (TT) 92-97 Titanium Blade (TT) 92-97 Titanium 6Al/4V Aero Catalyst 93-97 Titanium Extreme 6-4 94 Titanium Vortex 94-97 Titanium 6Al/4V Natchez 96-97 Titanium Appalachian 97 Titanium
LITTON, Ed: 2200 Adeline Street, Suite 360, Oakland CA 94607. 510-839-7890 or 415-452-4485. Since 1976.
LLEWELLYN: Darrell McCulloch.
LLOYD, Dave: England. Wheelsmith Cyclery, Palo Alto CA. Models: Tri 800 653
LONGONI: France. Touring models. 1930s.
LONGSTAFF, George: England. Albert Street, Chesterton, Newcastle, Staffs, England ST5 7JF. 1782-566044. Models: 531C Highlander 96 531ST
LOOK: France. Box 947, Williston VT 05495. 408-394-7114. 1793 Catalina Street, Sand City CA 93955. Carbon fiber with aluminum lugs. Models: Team 753 Reynolds 753 Team Look 86 Carbon/Fiberglass KG 86 88 Carbon/Fiberglass KG 56 91 Carbon/Fiberglass KG 56 Generation 4 91 Carbon/Fiberglass KG 66 91 Carbon/Fiberglass KG 76 91 Carbon/Kevlar KG 76 Hinault 91 Carbon/Kevlar KG 96 91 Carbon/Kevlar/Ceramic KG 96 Team Replica 91 Carbon/Kevlar/Ceramic KG 156 94 Carbon/Kevlar KG 166 94 Carbon/Kevlar KG 176 94 Carbon/Kevlar KG 186 92 Carbon/Kevlar-Aero Fin Fork KG 196 92-95 Carbon/Kevlar-Aero Fin Fork KG 131 95 Carbon/Kevlar KG 171 95-97 Carbon/Kevlar KG 286 97 Carbon/Kevlar KG 243 97 Columbus Neuron
LOTUS: Lotus/Tsunoda company. Early distributor was Alpha Cycle Supply, P.O. Box 3, Syosset, NY. Japan/Taiwan. Founded by Sid Start. Now name owned by Sears. Models: Supreme SL Classique 82 Tange VS-1 Grand Prix 82 Steel VS-3 Unique 82 Tange VS-4 Eclair 82 Tange Excelle 80-89 Tange Triple Butted Triomphe 83-86 SL or SP Legend Comp 84 Columbus Prestige 84 Tange #2 Supreme 85-86 SLX Elan 75 87 Prestige Prestige 87 Prestige Elite 600 87 Tange #2
LOTUS SPORT: 766 First Street, Encinitas CA 92024. 800-697-8007. Carbon Fiber Time Trial.
LOUSA:
LOVELL, Jocelyn: Toronto Canada. Built 110 frames in 1981-82. Retired. Studied with Marinoni.
LOWENTHAL: Italy. Duke Enrico Lowenthal.
LUCIFER: Switzerland.
LUDERS, Karl-Heinz: Berlin, Germany. Also seen as Lueders.
LUNA: 303-938-1604. Boulder Colorado. Margo Conover.
LUPO: Italy. Umberto Lugo Mascheroni. Via Baldinucci, Milano, Italy. Retired in 1983. Mechanic for Legnano racing team.
LUSSERT:
LUTZ, Hans: Germany
LYCETT: England
LYGIE: Padova, Italy. Founded in 1905 in Milan, Italy by Since at least early 1970's. 531. Purchased by Cessare Rizzato in 1932. Made by Emilio Rizzato. Purchased by Atala in 1970s.
LYON, Jeff: Grants Pass, Oregon.