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this image of a lugless Cicli Mondial courtesy of [MENTION=383399]MauriceMoss[/MENTION] reminded me that back in the early to mid 1960's there were lugless cycles of Italy origin sold in U.S. discount houses under several names. have had three come through me workshop. one marque recalled is that of Hermes. these cycles retailed for ~60-65USD BITD.

while their frame construction is lugless it was not fillet brazed but more butt welded. kitting was very bare bones with Huret Allvit gears, steel sidepull brakes and economy cottered steel chainsets where the chrome was applied directly to the steel witout the necessay intervening copper and nickel layers. they came with unmarked steel five-piece hubs and steel rims. steel Sheffield pedals.

if run across some good images of one of these shall make a thread so that Maurice can tell us who the perpetratore vero was.




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