Lygie, anyone?
01-03-08 | 07:22 AM
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01-03-08 | 09:19 AM
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If that Fiamme yellow label decal is original on the rim it would be rather uncommon. During the 1960s-70s I'd only seen that on their lightest weight tubular (sew-up) racing rims. Similar red label rims were used on the more common and less costly basic training rims. But, on a 27" clincher rim? - yeah, that's odd... maybe not very valuable, but different.
Fiamme did make more yellow label clincher rims during the 1980s which had simple square labels, but those rims also had eyelets and were actually pretty nice and quite strong. The one in the photo is odd because it appears to be a lower tier 27" clincher, has no eyelets, and is drilled for Schrader valves rather than Presta (but, I suppose the latter could have been a consumer modification, or simply made for the US market). ..
01-03-08 | 10:12 AM
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Seriously, that's pretty much it. Small, inexpensive road bikes are in pretty high demand if you're in an urban area or near a university. The women seem to prefer men's bikes, but the more petite women cannot ride one unless it is on the smaller end of the scale.
So, if this frame cleans up nicely and can be converted to, say, a generic Suntour group, it will once again have value and be destined to rejoin the workforce.
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01-03-08 | 11:05 AM
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That Huret RD might be worth some money to the Japanese Collectors. Can't tell the model though.
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01-03-08 | 11:12 AM
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That's the Fiamme model 71. They were quite common in my area and lots of riders used the 28" (622mm bead seat diameter) version on their training wheels. This avoided the cost or hassle of tubular flats on our poor roads and allowed us to interchange with our tubular race wheels without adjusting the brake pad height.
01-03-08 | 11:17 AM
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01-03-08 | 12:46 PM
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Anyone have a guess as to whether the BB will be standard Italian threading or not? Just wondering, cuz everything else is French......
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01-03-08 | 01:30 PM
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01-03-08 | 02:42 PM
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I'll bite: ask your brother to read any marking on the crank: if it's Italian (like Magistroni or "house branded" Lygie) then I'd bet the BB is Italian threading, despite all the French componentry, since it's still likely an Atala shop product. BTW the saddle is an early Selle San Marco, before they typically added the "Selle" to their name, and they are kind of collectable to some folks. I sold one to a guy in the East (Coast, not Japan) for $90.
01-10-08 | 08:17 PM
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I was digging through some old pics and found this. This frame is a low end Lygie Sprint similar to yours (but earlier). It was in worse shape, but that is one of my best rattle can jobs. Totally forgot about that one. Anyway here's what yours could be.
01-10-08 | 08:28 PM
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The FD might be as valuable or more so than the rear... I forget what model but last year there was a huret FD that went for over $200 on ebay. This bike could have been a very good purchase. I love the look of those huret RDs too.
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01-10-08 | 10:47 PM
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I can't wait to actually get my hands on this bike.
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01-11-08 | 11:20 AM
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01-11-08 | 01:15 PM
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FTW, I know very very little about French componentry (I did my bachelor in Campagnolo
), but I think that is the Svelto RD:
SO I suspect the FD will match:
Was there a jubilee FD? The CR site does not show one. In anycase, I know that there is a model of huret FD that came with and without the "hood" which is shown in the above photo. That is the funny looking protrusion from the front of the cage. I am not saying it is the svelto that is the valuable one. I have no idea what model it is, I just know there is a huret FD, model unknown to me, that is quite valuable if it is the early version without the "hood".
), but I think that is the Svelto RD:SO I suspect the FD will match:
Was there a jubilee FD? The CR site does not show one. In anycase, I know that there is a model of huret FD that came with and without the "hood" which is shown in the above photo. That is the funny looking protrusion from the front of the cage. I am not saying it is the svelto that is the valuable one. I have no idea what model it is, I just know there is a huret FD, model unknown to me, that is quite valuable if it is the early version without the "hood".
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01-11-08 | 01:25 PM
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Dang, that looks great!
03-09-08 | 09:48 PM
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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.
https://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).
https://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).
03-11-08 | 05:17 AM
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Lygie
Gridplan,
I advise against it but if you ever want to part with your Lygie banner please let me know. Pay no attention to other Lygie fans and discuss this with me only.....not compelling?
Puleese??
It is very nice.
I advise against it but if you ever want to part with your Lygie banner please let me know. Pay no attention to other Lygie fans and discuss this with me only.....not compelling?
Puleese??
It is very nice.
03-11-08 | 09:30 AM
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Hehe. I'll be hanging on to it for now, but I appreciate the compliment. With the thread being about Lygies, I thought it would be a good time to take a picture of it. It was part of a deal I struck with a guy for an Umberto Dei sign.
03-11-08 | 07:27 PM
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This bike looks an awful lot like both my gaspipe Atala and a similar gaspipe Coppi in both frame and lug details and equipment (both had those Fiamme rims laced to 'North Star' high flange hobs).
The RD looks like the Huret Luxe that was on my daughters Ficelle. It went to Japan on the 'Bay, for stupid money.
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The RD looks like the Huret Luxe that was on my daughters Ficelle. It went to Japan on the 'Bay, for stupid money.
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