A $20 find! (The seller was asking $17.00 but I talked him up to a 20).
This is a very rare bike, if only because it was originally very cheap. It's not very light, and not really that good, but I will fix it up and ride it myself. We'll start with an overhaul and see what else needs attention thereafter - I'm thinking this will make a nice single-speed conversion.
There's not much info out there about Vainqueur / Heidemann - just that they were low-end bike boom bikes from Europe. Looks like this is a German frame with French components and an Italian saddle.
In other news, the Fiori San Remo is finished (aside from some paint touch-ups) and I am now overhauling a tank-like Norco Mountaineer. Also from 1985, the Mountaineer is the other end of Norco's lineup, and it shows.
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Hey BRM ,I have the same bike color and all. I got the bike new as a gift from my dad in the 70's. I rode the wheels off the bike. I still have it but it needs to be redone. It looks kind of sad now but its original paint with all the stickers. Any help with info on it I would appreciate. Thanks
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