Re: [CR]Velosolex bicycle?

(Example: Framebuilders:Doug Fattic)

From: <rodk3d@comcast.net>
To: EPL <lowiemanuel@yahoo.ca>, "classicrendezvous@bikelist.org" <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: Re: [CR]Velosolex bicycle?
Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2008 17:22:32 +0000


I had a nice one many years ago and hacked it up like an idiot. It was a sweet frame with Durifort tubing as I recall.

Rod Kronenberg
Fort Collins CO


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From: EPL

> Seen chained to a parking meter outside the downtown Montreal YMCA yesterda

\r?\n> y, an exquisitely built Velosolex frame.

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\r?\n> Very finely thinned long point lugwork, perfectly chromed Vagner flat crown

\r?\n> , reinforced rear brake bridge, beautiful clean chainstay end treatment at

\r?\n> the Simplex dropouts, flared seat stay ends quite like B. Carré's sty

\r?\n> le.

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\r?\n> Will try to find it again and get some pics.

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\r?\n> Any ideas? Velosolex was/is a maker of motorized mopeds!

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\r?\n> Emanuel Lowi

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