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Old 03-18-18 | 11:53 AM
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Another "Koe" joins the herd

Found another Bontekoe. Oldest I've seen so far, I think. In nice and complete condition. Some parts have been updated over time, but not recently.



I love the pencil-shaped seat stays. There is also what looks like a tubing decal of sorts. Anyone recognize it?



The "G. Bontekoe" downtube decal is new to me. I'm assuming it predates the "Cycles Bontekoe" style.



Another nice detail is the headbadge. The fill-in would have been red, white and blue:



I don't know how old it is. Best guess is late fourties, early fifties. One clue I'll be looking into is the style of these Weinmann levers. Never seen this slanted logo before:



They also seem to be slightly more elegant than the others I've seen:



And then there's the question of who actually built the frame ...
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