Re: French bike culture in America, was [CR]re: Why no Toei?

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From: "John Everett" <jeverett3@earthlink.net>
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2005 15:44:25 -0600
Subject: Re: French bike culture in America, was [CR]re: Why no Toei?
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On 18 Jan 2005 at 11:48, Sheldon Brown wrote:
> There was another, smaller shop nearby called
> "Ace" that catered to the teeny racing scene,
> they probably had Italian stuff, but I never felt
> welcome at Ace, and rarely visited it.

Actually Ace had two shops, one at 1111 Mass Ave, Cambridge, and another at 703 Broadway, Somerville. At least that's what it says on the decal still affixed to my 1966 PX-10E, so we know they sold at least one French bike. ;-)

John "Formerly of Framingham" Everett - Aurora, Illinois

jeverett3@earthlink.net (John V. Everett)