Part 1 - a mystery.
I saved these photos from an eBay listing in 2009.
I thought it was the same frame as the one you built up - identical down to
the paint wear. There are few accessories not present in your before photos
(rear canti brakes - a cable guide etc). Upon closer inspection - the 531
decal on the down tube is in better shape on this frame than the one in your
before photo.
Is this the missing twin to your frame?
http://www.flickr.com/
Part 2
http://www.flickr.com/
This frame is older than the Lejeune - I am thinking maybe 1960's?
I am looking for some advice from the list on:
> What vintage is this frame?
> Recommendation for period correct components to build it up?
I have been searching for a couple of year trying to locate a complete
period Cyclocross bike - but only seen to find frames.
I was told by the seller that it had no FD and was only a 5 speed. Does that
sound correct?
A couple of disclaimers: Apologies for the crappy photos - they are from the original eBay listing I am not including an image of the head tube decal - so as not to offend modern sensibilities. There have been some contentious postings on C&V Bike Forum about this logo being racially insensitive. If anyone would like to see a photo I can provide that offline.
Thanks in advance for any advice. Jim Lewison Minneapolis MN
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Message: 2 Date: Sat, 12 Feb 2011 13:30:41 -0500 From: Michael Shiffer <dennisflange@gmail.com> Subject: [CR] Lejeune CX frame now a bike To: Robert Freitas <freitas1@pacbell.net> Cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org Message-ID: <AANLkTinpAYTzATTsh1H6VJ4HSqMBKzD2KyC=Wvk_GZT1@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
Hi Bob & list,
Here are some pix of the Lejeune CX frame I bought from the honorable Mr.
Freitas as a bicycle once again.
http://www.flickr.com/
The parts are mostly on-topic and as random as they may appear were selected with some care from the Shiffer stockpile. My darling daughter will be adding it to her already Lejeune- heavy stable, after lowering the seat & stem, as well as changing the bars and possibly redoing the gearing (and take advantage of that big Deore cage). She wants to tour on it, so it'll probably wind up with fenders & racks. It has no braze-ons, but she wants to work around this rather than mess up the original paint.
I took it out this morning. It is a very nice bike.
Has anyone seen a Lejeune cyclo cross bike before? I didn't even know they made one.
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Michael Shiffer EuroMeccanica, Inc. 114 Pearl Street Mount Vernon, NY 10550 (914) 668-1300 euromeccanicany.com
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