Durkopp and LeJeune
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Durkopp and LeJeune
Someone that lives in my block saw I had a track bike and so he invited me over to his app and showed me two track bikes that he wants to get rid off, one is a Lejeune, the other one is a Durkopp. I'm not very "connaisseur" of these brands and could only find few informations on the web. He said he would sell those frames for very cheap. I know you guys must know about those bikes. They are not complete but still. The frame are in ok shape. Let me know if these are valuable frames.
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Lejeune is french, durkopp is german i beleive. both should be quality for the time they were made.
if they are cheap, and they fit, buy them.
id actually be interested in buying the durkopp. ha.
if they are cheap, and they fit, buy them.
id actually be interested in buying the durkopp. ha.
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I don't know about the durkopp, but Lejunes are french, if I recall correctly, so it might have oddball french sizing on the stem and bottom bracket, which sucks.
Since they are cheap, you should buy them. You can always sell them on CL or ebay if it doesn't work out.
Since they are cheap, you should buy them. You can always sell them on CL or ebay if it doesn't work out.
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I just call him and he told me like 250 each, frame plus couple of parts on each. The durkopp has no wheels and no crank but the Lejeune is missing only the saddle and chain. And they are in 7 or 6/10 condition.
I think it's a great buy. I'll show you some pictures as soon as i'll get them. But I guess I'll sell the frames if they don't fit like pirate said.
edit: I just took a quick look at the frames and they were like out of reach so I couldn't figure out the sizes.
They looked somewhere between 53-57cm
I think it's a great buy. I'll show you some pictures as soon as i'll get them. But I guess I'll sell the frames if they don't fit like pirate said.
edit: I just took a quick look at the frames and they were like out of reach so I couldn't figure out the sizes.
They looked somewhere between 53-57cm
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I have a lejeune. And yours is the only other one ive heard of. Send one my way if you dont want them both.
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btw, durkopp is german, and went out of business in the late 50's so you've got a nice vintage score right there. they also made scooters and motorcycles. the brand is still around, but they make sewing machines now. good stuff.
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Someone that lives in my block saw I had a track bike and so he invited me over to his app and showed me two track bikes that he wants to get rid off, one is a Lejeune, the other one is a Durkopp. I'm not very "connaisseur" of these brands and could only find few informations on the web. He said he would sell those frames for very cheap. I know you guys must know about those bikes. They are not complete but still. The frame are in ok shape. Let me know if these are valuable frames.
(What size are the frames, anyway? That way I can stop bothering him if they're too big.)
Edit: Oh, 53-57. I'll definately take the Durkopp and would be interested in the LeJeune too. You can tell him that if you're not taking it yourself.
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Thanks for all the infos.
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I saw the two on Craislist this week, just checked and the ad has dissapeared. They seemed pretty beat up IMO but the pic was real crappy. Can I see it? I've been riding a Lejeune this winter and loving it. Hope you scored a deal!
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PS; JACQU3S are you the guy who bough the Gardin an Cambio frame from me?
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Yea, I was in the running for these too but not ready to take on the work of restoring two bikes and selling one of them. The smallest was a 57 and a tad too big for me, so I'm not too upset.
Looking forward to seeing em on the street one day.
Looking forward to seeing em on the street one day.
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J'ai pas fait grand chose du Gardin encore (sauf m'en servir pendant une semaine lorsque mon BB a éclaté), mais ma blonde se sert du Rino (avec nouveau decals) qu'on a monté en fixe.
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Posted a thread for the lejeune in the C & V forum if someone wants to see what it looks like at the moment. Je me disais que ça devait être toi étant donné qu'il doit pas y avoir grand monde qui s'appel Jacques qui ont un vélo de piste Lejeune à Montréal lol Glad to see the Cambio Rino is put to good use...