Bike of the Month – December 2019

I saw Thomas Beck’s Frejus TdF for the first time in Dungarvan two years ago and was completely ‘blown away’ by it. It is an absolute concours restoration.  I was really pleased to see the Campag Record  derailleurs and Balilla brakes, you don’t see them often these days…. and the ‘butchered’ Brooks Pro saddle – nice touch.

Bicycle Make:           Frejus

Bicycle model:          Tour de France

Date of Manufacture:    1962

Equipment:

Bike tubing is 531, Campagnolo Strada 151 chainset with 51/47 chainrings, 1st generation Campagnolo Record front and rear deraileurs, Gran Sport shift levers, Campagnolo two bolt seat post,and Campagnolo pedals. Balilla brakes and levers, TTT stem and bars. Brooks Professional saddle (butchered), Campagnolo large flange hubs 36 hole laced 4x to Nisi rims. a G. Caimi-castano free wheel. Bike frame was resprayed and completely nickel plated.

Other information:

When I bought the frame it was surface rusted badly and fading paint. The serial  number is four less than another Frejus TDF I own, so I had it resprayed to match. The bike handles and looks good.

Photo credits and thanks to Tim Potter who was one of the co-organizers of the Michigan Vintage Velo Festival at the Bloomer Park Velodrome in Rochester Hills Michigan where the fantastic photographs were taken.

Other pictures can be found at:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/44600509@N02/albums/72157626603999721