At 6:20 PM -0700 10/16/08, Bob Freitas wrote:
> This bike has 700c wheels. Racks are certainly light
>weight and I suspect the rear rack was probably used as a front on
>heavier touring models.
The bike is a "U.S. special" model. Fenders and horizontal Campagnolo
dropouts don't go together well, but in the U.S., Campy dropouts were
seen as a sign of quality. The rear rack is a bag-support, and was
made for that location.
> Poor repaint needs to be redone it originally was red
>which doesnt strike me as a very Herse color
I know of two other red Herse bikes, but you are right, not a color that is seen very often.
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