Picked up this really rad old track bike over the weekend. Bought it from the second owner, a 78yo guy who used to race it all over Long Island. He said he repainted it at one point in its life and it’s looking like it’ll get a second coat under my tutelage. Guy told me it was a pre-Lejeune Sauvage (note he the head badge) but without the original paint/decals it’s hard to confirm. Everything except the handlebars came with the bike (swapped the old GB drops for newer track drops) planning to restore this beauty but wanted to share here before the process begins. GB stem is really rad, not drilled for a front brake like a true track frame, tubular tires, sugino group head and nifty little accents all over. Very excited about this one, been in the market for a vintage steel track bike for a while and this checks all the boxes! Roughly 15#
by turnipguy123
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Sweet find. Love the stem!!
Lejeune used to order frames to several suppliers among which was Bernard Carré, who most likely had this bike built on his workshop (typical bay leaves on the stays).
Awesome bike! What a find.