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Lefol

Everything Ebykr holds on Lefol: two articles, a Timeline of 14 dated events from 1871 to 1961 and 16 documents in the archive.

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History

J. Lefol: Inventeur – Constructeur

As with other French component makers from cycling's golden era that remain popular today - Ideale, JOS, Maxi-Car and Stronglight, to name a few - surprisingly little is known about the Lefol marque given the timeless familiarity…

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Lefol History: A Timeline of Key Fender and Component Events

Long before it became a byword for the durable, elegant aluminum fenders that seem never to die or go out of style, the name of Lefol passed through the fires of revolutionary Paris, the golden era of French cyclotouring and two…

14 dated events1871 to 1961

In the archive16 Lefol documents, read whole and page by page: 13 advertisements and three catalogsOpen the archive

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