Ok, I give up. Where's the wire for the front fender-mounted light on that blue Toei?
The color is almost identical to that of my '72 Schwinn Sports Tourer but, aside from that and the fact that they are both lugless frames, there is no other comparison that can be made. It's as if someone shipped my bike over to Japan and they said "We can do lots better than that." Of course, if they did, the Toei would have a nice titanium brazed-on kickstand.
Steve Barner, Bolton, Vermont
> Date: Sun, 16 Jan 2005 09:45:30 -0800
> From: Bryant Bainbridge <gotfleas@earthlink.net>
> To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
> Subject: [CR]Can't Get No Respect
>
--SNIP--
>
> For anyone that has not seen the work of Toei in person, you can check
> out several of his 50th anniversary bikes here, both lugged and
> lugless:
>
> http://www.generalworks.com/
>
> Double click on one of these pictures to pull up the details of these
> bikes. Having once owned a Toei, I have cast my vote for Mr. Toei as
> one of the best living framebuilders. Even if you have no predilection
> for classic French details, the workmanship speaks for itself.
>
> Bryant Bainbridge
> Portland, Orygun
> 30 degrees & Freezing rain