[CR]Pic of the Day - World's Lightest Bicycle

(Example: Racing:Roger de Vlaeminck)

From: "Aldo Ross" <aldoross4@siscom.net>
To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2006 16:22:52 -0400
Subject: [CR]Pic of the Day - World's Lightest Bicycle

Pic of the Day 21 August, 2006

World's Lightest Bicycle:

http://www.wooljersey.com/gallery/aldoross/pd/legere.JPG.html

Seen at the "Salon de l'Auto et du Cycle 1948"... at 3.250 kgs (or 7.2 lbs) this Rochet track bike was promoted as the lightest in the world. That's fine, as long as you don't mind riding sans saddle, pedals, and tubulars. From "Sprint" No.151, (no date) 1948.

Aldo Ross
Middletown, Ohio