leleu racing bike

[roberto8024]

i have recently purchased a leleu racing bike purely for exercise purposes and would like to know a bit about it.it has shimano 300 ex gearing and shimano exage motion brakes and cranks are shimano biopace.i guess the bike to be late 80s or early 90s but can find no information on the net about this maker.any information would be great.regards robert.

 

[Darth Weasel]

I think this was a French bike manufacturer based in Lille, northern France, running from the 1940's up until the 1990's.
There were numerous Lelue's racing over the years, notably Philippe LELEU who won a stage of the TDF in 1983. He may or may not have been linked to the Leleu bike company.
There are still races in France with Leleu in the name.
Check out Leleu on Google France, you might find more information.
You will also find a few bikes and frames advertised for sale, none of them worth a great deal.

 

[roberto8024]

many thanks for your reply.no i did not think it would be worth a lot as i paid very little for it but it is a nice old bike to ride even by todays standards.im just curious as to the history of the makers.best regards robert.