Thread: Lygie, anyone?
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Old 03-09-08 | 09:48 PM
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Bikes: 3 speeds, mountain, road and recumbent

I've a 24" Lygie circa 60's I rode across US in 1976. It'd been stripped of it's Campy stuff except cranks, headset and seatpost. I'm forever a fan of Bilenky who artfully refurbished it with S&S, budget mandated Shimano and saved my classic but bent fork. Since then I've ridden it in Florida, France, Spain, California and am planning a trip to her homeland.
http://www.sandsmachine.com/a_bil_r57.htm

Maybe a little heavy by today's standards but then so am I....She has Ruebanesque fender clearance, limousine ride (PMC 165 miles over 2 days and was fresh as a daisy compared to my Raleigh Pro, even better than Bicycling's "Plush bike of the year", Serotta Fierte).
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