HARPO
Cruisin' on my Bluebird
OK, until I saw this bike advertised along with the Raleigh Grand Prix I bought the other day from the same owner, I never heard of this marque. That's why I only bought the Raleigh. But when I did a little research on here, I saw that @Rollonby7474 and @bikerbluz had one, so I figured what the heck. And all the info from @juvela helped because I couldn't find out anything. So, I went back and bought it.
It's about as low end as I've ever had, but upon closer inspection, it was in really nice condition. Just dirty from sitting many years with the original owner in a nice, dry, basement.
Even the original Hutchinsen tires are still on it. And the "Wing Nuts" I don't think have ever been removed. I'll see when I begin to start cleaning.
The bike is a nice white with hand-done blue pinstripping, a contrast from the ghastly foil decals that adorn the rest of the bike. Money needed to be saved somewhere I guess. Decal says Made In France, but it was said here that they believe that Belgium was more than
likely the country of origin.
The owner told me if the bike didn't sell (he was moving), he was going to have to put it to the curb. I couldn't let that happen. So into my SUV went a another bike. I don't know what I'll do with it when I'm done, but I couldn't let it be thrown out for trash...especially for only $10...
It's about as low end as I've ever had, but upon closer inspection, it was in really nice condition. Just dirty from sitting many years with the original owner in a nice, dry, basement.
Even the original Hutchinsen tires are still on it. And the "Wing Nuts" I don't think have ever been removed. I'll see when I begin to start cleaning.
The bike is a nice white with hand-done blue pinstripping, a contrast from the ghastly foil decals that adorn the rest of the bike. Money needed to be saved somewhere I guess. Decal says Made In France, but it was said here that they believe that Belgium was more than
likely the country of origin.
The owner told me if the bike didn't sell (he was moving), he was going to have to put it to the curb. I couldn't let that happen. So into my SUV went a another bike. I don't know what I'll do with it when I'm done, but I couldn't let it be thrown out for trash...especially for only $10...