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Old 08-24-16, 03:29 PM
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Anyone heard of Roold bikes

I'm checking one out now, made in France. Campy Valentino. Nice ornate lugs. Thanks.
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Suspect that final letter is a D rather than an O.

Try searching Roold both here at the forum and other venues. You will find plenty of hits. The forum had a Roold thread just a couple months back.
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Yep, Roold, thanks. It was so cheap I couldn't resist.



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Nice! This forum needs more Roolds. Plans?
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Thinking a cleanup and overhaul. New tires, cables, cloth tape and a leather saddle. I think it will cleanup and be a nice rider.
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Good plan. I would expect the same. Looking forward to seeing that lovely paint job cleaned up.
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Looks like an early - mid 70s model year Roold, go squirrels!

What kind of front hub is on the bike, is it Nuovo Tipo?

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I've never seen red Campy washers on the shifters before.


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I like the lugs as well.

Are the washers newer?
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I love boomer tens. The front fork, by the way, has so much rake it should be stored in a garden shed. You should post your progress on this post...
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Nice suprise this morning, nothing was stuck.
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A local racer friend of mine rode a high-end Roold. Maybe he got tired of having an obscure brand---in 1965 he replaced it with an Oscar Egg.
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Originally Posted by gbi
Looks like an early - mid 70s model year Roold, go squirrels!

What kind of front hub is on the bike, is it Nuovo Tipo?
Shouldn't it be "Go KangaRoo"??
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Originally Posted by Chombi
Shouldn't it be "Go KangaRoo"??
Chombi, I believe the area in France where Roolds were produced is also known for their red squirrels.

The brand name and some of the caricatures used do tend to suggest a kangaroo.

Some late 70s Roold bikes display a more accurate squirrel caricature.

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Originally Posted by sloar
I've never seen red Campy washers on the shifters before.








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Originally Posted by gbi
Looks like an early - mid 70s model year Roold, go squirrels!

What kind of front hub is on the bike, is it Nuovo Tipo?
Early type Normandy Sport.
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We hated the black wingnut adjusters on the Valentino levers. We used to call them Mickey Mouse adjusters because they broke so often and looked like Mouseketeer beanies.
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Rolling with the Golden Squirrel: Cycles Roold ? The Beautiful Bicycle
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Originally Posted by juvela
Suspect that final letter is a D rather than an O.
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Funny how a d can be mistaken for an o in certain fonts. I used to go past a business somewhere in North-central PA that had a sign out front that I swear said "The Four Winos". Only later did I find out that the business was named "The Four Winds"
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Originally Posted by AlexCyclistRoch
Funny how a d can be mistaken for an o in certain fonts. I used to go past a business somewhere in North-central PA that had a sign out front that I swear said "The Four Winos". Only later did I find out that the business was named "The Four Winds"
Four Winos... I'd eat there. Or, whatever.
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Originally Posted by gbi
Chombi, I believe the area in France where Roolds were produced is also known for their red squirrels.

The brand name and some of the caricatures used do tend to suggest a kangaroo.

Some late 70s Roold bikes display a more accurate squirrel caricature.
French red squirrels! How much cooler can it get!!
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Originally Posted by Chombi
French red squirrels! How much cooler can it get!!
These squirrels have Spock-like ears!
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Originally Posted by juvela
Early type Normandy Sport.
I think you may be right.

I wasn't expecting to see 60s era hubs on a 70s era bike.
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