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Charrel hand made Grimpeur brake and gear levers.

Charell Tandem and Sidecar

Paul CHARREL 151 avenue Berthelot, 69000 LYON It is impossible to talk about CHARREL (Paul Charrel) without comparing him to REYHAND (André Reiss), especially since they were on the same avenue. While André Reiss's fate reduced their competition to a few years, both reached the highest level of...

Paul Charrel tandem

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For my money the Raleigh Royal has always been a stand out value for money quality tourer. Unless you want to spend big money I'd plump for one of those. Readily available online at your usual auction site. Try Facebook marketplace also. If money no object, got to be a Surly Long Haul Trucker.

This is the CMP ultra-rigid brake system. All plastic and stainless steel construction, it was attached to the frame at 3 points front and rear. Never seen one in the wild though 😁

The first CMP Dural actually went on sale in 1975, and was later taken up by Mercier for mass distribution. It should be noted that this was almost 3 years before Vitus got in on the act and produced the first Duralumin 979.

Knowing a few fiesty Italians, I can't see Campagnolo selling it to anyone in the next decade at least. They've got too much of a pedigree in the story of contemporary cycling to bother. Plus, what would the Saudis do with a brand like this!

A fairly sexist advert from 1979.

Some press advertising from the 'Official Cycle' of April 1979.

With the same principle, an anodized finish for the tubes and a shiny finish for the fittings, frames were first marketed with the CMP brand. Here is a copy marked at the top of the down tube: CMP . 017 . T4 . SIE . BN . 03 76 – So manufactured in March 1976.

CMP innovated in so many areas of cycle production and components, but they were instrumental in the very first versions of anodised frame tubes. Note the fork end, glued and bolted construction. Not very unlike the 1935 Caminargent system (without the glue!)

The first generation of CMP frames has specific fittings such as the split seat tube fitting. The frame below is number 001110, sold for MERCIER.

CMP (Lyon) bicycles and components CMP Precision Mechanical Constructions (CMP) 34-44, rue Sainte Anne de Baraban, LYON. On December 16, 1945, the Bulletin des Soilles, "Company News," announced the formation of: S.A.R.L. PRECISION MECHANICAL CONSTRUCTIONS, ESTABLISSEMENTS CMP, 34, rue...