Re: [CR]1970s FOLLIS Road Bike on Ebay

(Example: Production Builders:Tonard)

Date: Sat, 28 Jun 2008 13:12:48 -0600
From: "Mitch Harris" <mitch.harris@gmail.com>
To: norris.lockley@yahoo.com
Subject: Re: [CR]1970s FOLLIS Road Bike on Ebay
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What level model was this 572 in the Follis lineup?

Thanks, Mitch Harris Little Rock Canyon, Utah, USA

On Fri, Jun 27, 2008 at 7:26 PM, Norris Lockley <norris.lockley@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> What a classic bike this is ! How elegant.!
>
> Word on the block in France is that the FOLLIS no longer exists. A French f
> riend and Ebay trader visited the shop in Lyon earlier this year. The story
> goes that M Chollet, the long time owner and only remaining frame builder,
> is retiring and has no family to take on the business. Chollet was just wo
> rking on the last tandem on the order books at the time of my friend's visi
> t in February, I think.
>
> Such a loss will mean that the FOLLIS in Ebay is now doubly collectable...t
> here will be no more of them.
>
> Norris Lockley, Settle UK=0A=0A=0A