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Very interesting pics - thank you. They are lovely frames - I didn't realise the single top tube mixte type frame was so popular in France and so early too. I do remember a lovely chrome framed racing bike I saw at a brocante near Chartres a few years ago that I would have bought but couldn't...

Re: Thanks - that's very helpful. I'm doing a little work to get the bike useable again including changing to some clincher wheels I found cheaply (Maillard hubs with Weinmann rims) and putting on some mudguards. The front rack looks very nice on yours and I shall look out for one. The story...

Re: Thanks for the pictures. Your bike does seem to be very similar in the frame construction - it even has the same goldy/brown lining on the lugs. Would it be unusual that one would be made of Durifort tube and the other from Vitus 172 or were the companies part of the same group but with...

That's great - thanks very much. Your machine's frame looks pretty much identical to ours from what I can see. The chrome looks nice, too. Ours has 700c tubular wheels on it. Not sure if they are original though as the front hub is a Pelissier and the other an Atom. What does the transfer say...

Hi - New member here and looking forward to receiving the accumulated wisdom of the forum and passing a little on if possible! I wonder if anyone can help with this bike that my wife has just acquired? It seems quite unusual in that it is a single top tube mixte and came from France to England...