RE: [CR]Frejus track bike on ebay

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From: "David Bilenkey" <dbilenkey@sympatico.ca>
To: "'CR'" <Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: RE: [CR]Frejus track bike on ebay
Date: Fri, 21 Apr 2006 07:53:04 -0400
In-Reply-To: <e432819e31c4.4448231f@optonline.net>


Wouldn't an early 60's bike have 151mm BCD cranks? (when did 144mm BCD start again?) The stem seems newer than early 60's to me as well, I'd expect something like an Ambrosio Champion.

David -- David Bilenkey Ottawa, Ontario, Canada dbilenkey@sympatico.ca
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> Looks very original although I am not sure about the bar and
> stem. My 1959 or '58 had Ambrosio. Early '60's seems right.
> Probably the oversize Libiella forks and stays. Probably the
> original block chain (Regina or Caimi?). I'm sure the current
> messenger types will pass because the fork is drilled (like
> all these were) and thus it can't be a real track bike and it
> would mark you as a poseur. The 27/7 gear might gain you
> stature though (gadzooks, what would be the actual use of
> such a gear on the track except behind a motor).
>
> Joe Bender-Zanoni
> Great Notch, NJ
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: The Maaslands <TheMaaslands@comcast.net>
> Date: Thursday, April 20, 2006 11:40 pm
> Subject: [CR]Frejus track bike on ebay
>
> > Check out this neat Frejus track bike from the 1960's:
> >
> > http://ebay.com/<blah>
> >
> > Steven Maasland
> > Moorestown, NJ