French Racing Bicycles

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Rene Herse Course

 

[Canuk]

HERSE VELO DE COURSE - France (1965)

Frame number 3665 (on left rear dropout)
frame/fork René Herse, Paris
crank/sprocket/chain Stronglight 52-40/5-speed/Connex*
derailleur (rear/front) Huret Svelto/Huret band on
wheels (hub/rim/tire) Maxi-car 36h HF/Super Champion ARC-EN-CIEL 700/Continental GIRO tubular*
brakes/levers Weinmann Vainqueur 999/Weinmann
bar/stem Belleri 40cm c-c/Philippe 90mm
saddle/post Ideale 90/Ideale
paint/chrome/decals team Merlin-Huret livree/-/René Herse (handpainted)
plus attributed to be a Merlin-Huret team bicycle /*non original upgrades or spare parts

geometry seat tube 58cm c-c (60cm c-t), top tube 58.5cm c-c

 

[Canuk]

Rene Herse 1978

 

[Canuk]

Fabulous condition for this late 1970s Rene Herse racer, built after the death of Rene Herse by Jean Dejean and Lyli Herse. Typical late Rene Herse fork crown and lugwork.

 

[Canuk]

Alex Singer Course 1983

 

[Canuk]

Alex Singer racing bike delivered in 1983 to Mr. Jean T living in Morbihan (Brittany). Custom equipped bike. Frame No. 26XX

 

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MBK was wrought out of the acquisition of Motobécane by Yamaha. Nowadays, the MBK factory focuses solely on the production of Yamaha two-wheelers.

It's impossible to go unnoticed with this MBK Super Record bike from the 1990s. This bike with it's wild fluorescent hues is made of Columbus Cromor steel, a good entry-level material, light and affordable for the era.

Wrought! The perfect word to describe what went on. Perfect!

 

[Canuk]

Wrought! The perfect word to describe what went on. Perfect!

MBK a definite low point in the history of french cycle manufacturing. They still kept up a professional team for a while, but the writing was on the wall...

 

[Canuk]

An absolutely mint Peugeot PR10

 

[Canuk]

Featuring the absolutely awful Maillard Helicomatic hubs and the silly little spanner to 'crack' them with. Okay decent bottle opener though