Re: [CR]Arms and Bicycles--St. Etienne, France

(Example: Production Builders:Frejus)

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Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2007 13:21:05 -0500
To: loudeeter@aol.com, classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
From: "Sheldon Brown" <CaptBike@sheldonbrown.com>
Subject: Re: [CR]Arms and Bicycles--St. Etienne, France


Lou Deeter wrote:
>We've discussed several times the connections between major gun
>producing centers in Europe and what later became centers of bicycle
>builders.? Examples are:? Eibar, Spain and the connection with Zeus;
>Graz, Austria and the connection with Austro-Daimler and Puch.

...And don't forget B.S.A. (Birmingham Small Arms) and the connection betweeh Rudge and Whitworth...

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