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Subject: [Leica] IMG: folding Tomos bicycle Re: on and off topic
From: photo at frozenlight.eu (Nathan Wajsman)
Date: Tue, 14 Jul 2009 21:47:40 +0200
References: <4256AA4F77E4A8C19AFCF937@scarborough.isc.org> <3E16CFDE-D93E-4497-85F7-641B150D3E69@mac.com>

I know Tomos from my teenage years (1970s) as one of the many moped  
brands available in Denmark at that time. I had no idea they ever sold  
their stuff in the US, but:

http://www.latimes.com/classified/automotive/highway1/la-hy-throttle27jun27,1,4599415.story

Nathan

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On Jul 14, 2009, at 7:38 PM, George Lottermoser wrote:

> This Tomos folding bicycle
> came to me
> when I headed a group
> which collected bicycles
> and refurbished them
> to distribute to kids
> who couldn't afford to buy a bike.
>
> The Tomos remains one of many interesting "projects"
> (waiting in my quonset hut, former studio, former darkroom or  
> current office)
> which may or may not ever earn "completed."
>
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/imagist/visualize/bicycles/>
>
> Does anyone know anything about this vintage folder?
> The company?
> The internet provides little information.
> One reference suggested the company was in Holland.
>
> Regards,
> George Lottermoser
> george at imagist.com
> http://www.imagist.com
> http://www.imagist.com/blog
> http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist
>
> On Jul 13, 2009, at 5:23 PM, Brian Reid wrote:
>
>> I'd love to see photographs of sports cars or bicycles
>
>
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Replies: Reply from imagist3 at mac.com (George Lottermoser) ([Leica] IMG: folding Tomos bicycle Re: on and off topic)
In reply to: Message from reid at mejac.palo-alto.ca.us (Brian Reid) ([Leica] on and off topic)
Message from imagist3 at mac.com (George Lottermoser) ([Leica] IMG: folding Tomos bicycle Re: on and off topic)