Fairly Mental French and Italian Bikes

[Canuk]

Also available in 650C track version. It was supposed to shave 35w drag coefficient from a normal 69 watt drag round tubed frame.

 

[Canuk]

Rene Herse Demontable 1968

 

[Canuk]

Some more close ups

 

[Canuk]

The 1968 Rene Herse Demontable was designed to be disassembled for travel. Consequently, the shifters are mounted on the seat tube for ease of separation. One merely needed to unhook the rear brake cable, loosen the quick releases on the top tube and down tube, and the bike could be broken down into two distinct pieces. Only a few versions of this exist, making it one of the most desirable Rene Herse ever made.