Originally Posted by
martl
Honestly - no idea. I'd say mid to late 70ies, maybe early 80ies, but that is just a guess.
I'll try to figure out a rough estimate about decal and headbadge style according to vintage.
Rickert built Rickert, Ric, le Teaurau, Rufa at some time... May be hard to find out.
When enthusiasts began to show interest, Mr Rickert (1928 vintage) had suffered from a stroke and his wife Doris (who was responsible for applying decals and lug lining, done in her kitchen) was occupied caring for him, not available for research.
Now I must search these brands (i have read of Ric Special name dispute) to see if rollers on BB for cable routing was a regular feature.
Unfortunately, I will not have time to translate/read that thread for a while. But thanks a million for the reference - i WILL get back to it.
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Last edited by Wildwood; 07-06-20 at 11:24 AM.