Hmm, French threading but Gipiemme rear DOs and more "Italian style" long point lugs. Makes you wonder if maybe this isn't French at all, but some other nation that used French thread. That would probably be Belgium, Spain or Switzerland. This is not Zeus or Razesa, so Spain is unlikely, and most of the Swiss bikes used fancy Nervex lugs. the least "French" of the French bikes was probably Bertin, (I think Andre himself may have been Belgian born), and I've seen lower end Bertins marked as made in Belgium. But that semi-wraparound seat stay doesn't match anything I've ever seen on a Bertin. So maybe this is Belgian, Flandria maybe?
Regards,
Jerry Moos Houston, TX
kim klakow <Akimbo71@gmx.net> wrote: Howdy Y´all,
anybody have an idea what this might be? It used to be gold until it got this red paintjob. the fork was gold too and then got it all scraped off. Threading is french, rear drop-outs are Gipiemme, front Huret. nicely wrapped stays. Might these be a give-away. Simple shifter braze-on. I don´t think it is top of the line tubing, but not all bad.
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