Re: [CR] My 1972 Frejus

I've long been known here as a fan of French bikes, and more recently British and American ones. Never been a great fan of Italian bikes, probably because I'm a confirmed contrarian, and when I was first beginning to ride lightweight bikes in the early 70's "everyone" in the US "had to have" an all-Campy Italian bike. And in the 70's all high end Italian frames seemed very similar, the only difference seeming to be whether the lug cutouts were spades, clubs, hearts, diamonds or stars.

That said, I do have several Italian bikes, although most, other than the celeste Bianchi TSX-UL, bought just because no collection is complete without a celeste Bianchi, are "different" in some way, i.e. a bit outside the Italian mainstream. One of those is my 1968 Legnano Typo Roma, with that iconic Legnano seatpost bolt, and since the bike has Universal CP's, also a special Legnano rear brake hanger that bolts into a threaded hole in the back of the seattube, there being no seatbolt in the usual location to secure the brake hanger. I find these Fejus bikes from the era when Legnano owned the Frejus brand equally appealing. Always liked the color combinations used on Frejus and on Legnano, including the famous Legnano green.

This current bike is a very nice example of a Legnano era Frejus.

Regards,

Jerry Moos
Big Spring, Texas, USA