There certainly were Herse decals - not sure what varieties exist. The bike on ebay from a quick glance does not have the latter Herse decals that I'm used to - but that wouldn't be a deal breaker for me. The bike just screams Herse so from the photos I saw there is no reason to believe that the bike is not the real thing.
Of greater concern is bidding on a bike from a seller with no history in another country.
Mike Kone in Boulder CO
>
> 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?
>
> Dirk
>
> 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.
>
> --
> 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
>
>
> 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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