lsharp Posted February 12, 2021 Share Just wanted to share this. Busy restoring this bike that has been in storage for many years. Prince Albert Cycles 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kranswurm Posted February 12, 2021 Share IMG_1154.jpg Just wanted to share this. Busy restoring this bike that has been in storage for many years.Nice bike.I had a Le Turbo and my wife a Le Jeune.I am not sure they came from the same stable? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TNT1 Posted February 12, 2021 Share I am not sure they came from the same stable?Me either. I was wondering what bike the OP actually had with the thread title. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddy Posted February 12, 2021 Share Nice bike.I had a Le Turbo and my wife a Le Jeune.I am not sure they came from the same stable? They didn't. Le Jeune was built by Francois du Toit in the Cape, and le Turbo was a brand Basil Cohen had built up in Babelegi IIRC. Prince Albert Cycles 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kranswurm Posted February 12, 2021 Share They didn't. Le Jeune was built by Francois du Toit in the Cape, and le Turbo was a brand Basil Cohen had built up in Babelegi IIRC.I knew the Francois du Toit part but not Le Turbo.Incidently I bought the Le Turbo from Willie Englebrecht, if I can spell it properly, when he worked in AVH shop in Bramley, a moer of a long time ago I cant spell Edited February 12, 2021 by Kranswurm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffsVintageBikes Posted February 16, 2021 Share Here's my recent restore of a Le Turbo. I touch on the history in the video. https://youtu.be/fRmWDO0PNuU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leigh Smith Posted January 13, 2022 Share The Le Turbo's were built by Gotty Hansen under contract for Basil Cohen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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