Re: [CR]re: mystery bike

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From: "Brandon Ives" <brandon@ivycycles.com>
Subject: Re: [CR]re: mystery bike
Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2006 08:35:55 -0700
To: "c. andrews" <chasds@mindspring.com>
cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org

On Aug 14, 2006, at 8:55 AM, c. andrews wrote:
> The seat-post size suggests french, and so do those caps,
> yes? I was almost ready to say it was a top-line Clements
> Falcon, but not with an italian-threaded bb...right?

I'm going to go out on a limb and say I think the BB has been re- tapped as Italian. This was standard operating procedure back in the day when you had bunged threads. I think the most telling feature may be the CS bridge and it's little diamond cut-out. best, Brandon"monkeyman"Ives Coeur d'Alene, Idaho