tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557049307329791069.post543475078869586915..comments2024-01-16T12:56:12.542-05:00Comments on Bikeville thoughts: early 1960s Frejus Track bike- another awesome customer bikebikevillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02711760371467875390noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557049307329791069.post-34629506074592294092017-12-09T02:44:07.761-05:002017-12-09T02:44:07.761-05:00Your "Peaches and Cream" Frejus, as they...Your "Peaches and Cream" Frejus, as they are known in NYC, was imported by Tom Avenia in Manhattan. The bikes were of "Pursuit" geometry, not sprint style. Therefore, more relaxed geometry. Also seems like every bike that came through Avenia was drilled for a front brake! The Frejus Co. was headquartered in Torino, Italy in Piazza Statuto. I spend a lot of time in Torino.<br /><br />Enjoy,<br /><br />John Pergolizzi<br />jtperry8sf9@gmail.comAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13120897555843963809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557049307329791069.post-42805563827086675282009-09-21T13:33:48.948-04:002009-09-21T13:33:48.948-04:00thanks for the input, I have been using the "...thanks for the input, I have been using the "path" term incorrectly for years. I just assumed "path" was the same here in the US that described a trail or road, not a "track."<br /><br />crazy CRers, but it could be a common error due to regional definations.bikevillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02711760371467875390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557049307329791069.post-43993101899709532782009-09-21T11:34:12.930-04:002009-09-21T11:34:12.930-04:00I cannot help with the Frejus, but I can offer a n...I cannot help with the Frejus, but I can offer a note on taxonomy. In British cycling parlance of the classic era, a path bike was strictly for the track, or "path," as it often was called, especially in early years. The frames built to run on fixed wheel over the roads, usually with mudguards, as well as on the path/track are "road-path." The misnomer of calling these latter bikes "path" bikes, or "path racers," is an invention of Americans on the CR and the BOB lists.<br /><br />You have an excellent blog. Keep up the good work!<br /><br />Cheers,<br />A V-CC manAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com