Craig,
Thanks for sharing your memory and your information.
So there are two Condor companies, then? One Swiss and one English?
Jon Spangler third and out in Alameda, CA USA
On Feb 10, 2010, at 5:57 PM, <cgallegro@charter.net> wrote:
> Hello,
> Yes Condor is a swiss made bike. I actually visited the condor
> factory in 1976 when I went to the allegro Factory.The town was in
> the french canton in a town I believe called Courfaivre.
>
> Tucked away in a beautiful Valley. I arrived on a Saturday and
> Sunday all the bells in the towns in the Valley started clanging
> early in the morning. I peeked out of a tiny window of the attic
> room in an old hotel and saw the most beautiful valley at dawn. It
> was a powerful memory that I remember still now. That is what
> bicycling can do for us, take us to majical places and create very
> strong memories.
> It is a place I will cycle again to.
>
> Condors are well made bikes in the classic swiss tradition of the
> time. Lovely bikes in the 1940-60's.
>
> Craig Griffith
> San Luis Obispo, Ca,
> USA
>
>
> ---- Kevin Kruger <ktk1_7_0_2_8@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> Forgot to also include photos of a cool 1951 Swiss made CONDOR
>> found on the Speedbicycles.com site:
>>
>> http://www.speedbicycles.ch/
>> enr=210&PHPSESSID=16bf2cada6dbe559045c7c73133a8662
>>
>> As you will note, Nervex Pro lugs, plus the same super-cool CONDOR
>> headbadge found on my, or I should say Craig's city bike.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Kevin Kruger - Grantville, PA
>>
>>
>>
>>
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