Christopher,
First, "RFG" is the manufacturer of the bottom bracket
shell. Now, the cutout lugs are not unusual for LeJeune, but
the pearl paint would be. (At least from my experience.) So
it does sound like a circa 1980s bike. Didn't Normandy hubs
have some sort of date code engraved/stamped in the shells?
Anyway, if you wish you can compare it to my mid-1970s
LeJeune track bike. My office is in Herndon. Conceivably, I
could bring my bike to work and we could compare them sometime
in the evening.
Also, I often ride laps at Hains Point on mine. It's the
one place where I feel safe riding without brakes. You want to
meet there and have a track bike session? There might also be
a couple of other CR list members who would be interested.
Cheers,
Fred Rednor - Arlington, Virginia (USA)
> Might anyone have an idea of the age of this LeJeune track
> bike, description
> as follows: pearl-colored frame, with cutout lugs,
> red/green/gold tubing
> labels on seatpost and fork reading "Tecno Tubi
> Competizione," LEJEUNE
> written in black with red/white/blue French flag motif on
> stickers, "RGF"
> (what might this mean?) in oval stamped into bottom bracket
> shell. I do not
> know whether any or all of the components are original, but
> they include:
> Tevano crankset, Normandy hubs, Rigida Championnat rims,
> Italmanubri-ITM
> handlebars, and a Kashimax Super-Pro saddle. I'm guessing
> this is an
> entry-level track bike from some time in the 1980's, but I
> really don't know
> about these things. Thank you very much.
>
>
>
> Christopher Crocoll
>
> Reston, VA
>
>
>
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