I have a wealth in interesting friends, many of them are, like myself, unstoppable scroungers. Last year, one of them in Michigan, which seems to be a hotbed for vintage lightweights, found this 60's Louison Bobet touring model, (well, his wife found it) in a dumpster! I was a pretty good timecapsule of it's era, right down to the Rigida dimpled rims laced to high flange Normandy hubs, and the cottered Nervar crankset. Even the early Huret Alviet derailleurs were intact! With a soft spot for old French steel, we came to an agreement and Louison followed me home.
It's not up to the quality that the three time TDF winner rode, but it's as good as any moderate Mercier, (which it is). And it seems that Bobet's were only imported through a shop called Cyclopedia in Michigan in the 60's and 70's.
http://www.cyclinghalloffame.com/riders/rider_bio.asp?rider_id=32
http://www.classicrendezvous.com/France/Bobet_bicycles.htm
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