Parts , bikes and project bikes
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SteelNipple
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SteelNipple
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Lejeune "Sport". Most likely from 1978/79, same as the one on the cover of 1978 LeJune catalogue. Originally with Mafac Racer brakes, Stronglight Touring Sport crankset, Simplex plastic drivetrain, Pivo cockpit. I have all the parts for some kind of restoration build up.
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juvela
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thanks so much for sharing all of these
have been enjoying very much following along
are all of the cycles active projects or do you have one which is at this time on the "front hob"?
is the blue colour of the Eddy/Crescent a house/team livery of the day or simply one of several offered?
Nitor: have you had any of the firm's flat rail saddles or pillars?
recall them launching about 1959 but have never known how long produced
worked with pedal cycles for about fifty-five year and have never had one come through the workshop
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thanks so much for sharing all of these
have been enjoying very much following along
are all of the cycles active projects or do you have one which is at this time on the "front hob"?
is the blue colour of the Eddy/Crescent a house/team livery of the day or simply one of several offered?
Nitor: have you had any of the firm's flat rail saddles or pillars?
recall them launching about 1959 but have never known how long produced
worked with pedal cycles for about fifty-five year and have never had one come through the workshop
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SteelNipple
Retro Guru
Thank you for following and commenting!thanks so much for sharing all of these
have been enjoying very much following along
Of course I post to get some attention and likes to stay motivated with this side of the bike hobby, but I also like to try sharing a bit about old bike parts and the retro bikes and cycling here in Finland. It's always nice when you get great conversation and questions going with other retro bike enthusiasts.
Yes, pretty much. I don't have that much space to keep all of them complete and/or really haven't decided what to do with. I just can't refuse an old bike if the price is right (cheap or even better if it's free).
Some of these, that are not my size, I got for parts or for free and I will be building them up to sell.
At the moment I'm working on the DBS Competition. It's almost done, I'll post some pictures this weekend.
The Eddy/Crescent is from 1985 and it's the team Panasonic livery. I think it was originally sold as a frame or as a custom order as it was equipped with Super Record from the same year.
The frame is somewhat rare 3-Athlete seen on the 1984 Eddy Merckx catalogue. Reynolds 501 frame with no chrome and in the catalogue fitted with Campagnolo Victory groupset. The frame is surprisingly light for 501, at 2050g for frame and 780g for fork.
No, I haven't. Not that much information to be found on the whole Unica-Nitor-Cinelli relation. I only know that Cinelli bought the Unica-Nitor maybe in the 60s and that Unica made saddles and Nitor seatposts.
Never seen one like that, thanks! I wonder if the rails were steel or aluminium? I don't think aluminium would last that long under heavy stress.
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SteelNipple
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Sorry, I had left that post unfinished. Now updated it.
S-L is Sauvage-Lejeune and Solonor is the racing team sponsor, but I don get the "square man".
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SteelNipple
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I really don't know if he still was building for Lejeune or the magnitude of his involvement with the frames even when talking about the upper-end Lejeune frames.
Frames with his signature on the seatstay cap are definetly made by him, but the catalogue Lejunes that are (like) his works lack the signature and I don't know if those are build by him or if he had a larger workshop.
