re: [CR]Geminiani

(Example: Framebuilding:Restoration)

Date: Thu, 06 Sep 2007 20:31:40 -0400
From: "Harvey Sachs" <hmsachs@verizon.net>
Subject: re: [CR]Geminiani
To: jgallen@lexairinc.com, Classic Rendezvous <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>


George Allen called out this bike:

Truly on-topic

The Geminiani Ebay Item # 160154862055 URL http://ebay.com/<blah> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Nice photos, and it looks plausible. I noted with a smile just some little details of a personal touch: The front brake hanger is a Universal with QR, not MAFAC. The rear hanger is also not the common MAFAC unit; I'm pretty sure it is a TA sold occasionally after-market. I think I still have one, but with a home-made cross-piece. A nice fitting, though. I'm not trying to be critical, as I said, I smiled. These parts are the kind of upgrades that most of us did "in the day," I reckon. I suspect I have Mafac originals I'd trade for these, for the really anal amongst us.

Also, does anyone remember who made the brake levers? They look vaguely Universal, but the adjusters don't. Were they an unusual Mafac? Or?

thanks
harvey sachs
mcLean va.