B Carre ? or not B Carre ? that is the question
08-24-19, 03:16 AM
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B Carre ? or not B Carre ? that is the question
what do you think ? Legitimate?
08-24-19, 05:41 AM
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Yes, Carre, absolutely. His earlier framesets used fish mouthed fork and stay ends, brazed on seat tube pinch bolt ears, semi-wrapover willow leaf stay caps (with or without Carre engraved lettering) and Vagner forged crowns, typically with 3 tube to full 531 as the tubing. Later, in the last of the 70s or possibly early 80s, Carre switched to the engraved, semi-wrapped concave leaf pattern you show with brazed on pinch bolt ears and the use of Vitus tubing in place of the previous 531.
Yes, Carre, absolutely. His earlier framesets used fish mouthed fork and stay ends, brazed on seat tube pinch bolt ears, semi-wrapover willow leaf stay caps (with or without Carre engraved lettering) and Vagner forged crowns, typically with 3 tube to full 531 as the tubing. Later, in the last of the 70s or possibly early 80s, Carre switched to the engraved, semi-wrapped concave leaf pattern you show with brazed on pinch bolt ears and the use of Vitus tubing in place of the previous 531.
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+1 to bertinjim's comments. BC was also known to use Columbus. The later bikes with these caps often featured a fleur de lis design on the fork crown. Enjoy the ride.
