Canuk
Old School Grand Master
More images. This is my 'around town' dream bike, about 95% complete 
Twin headlights maybe ..
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Old School Grand Master
This one is going for only a grand. Unfortunately it's lost all of its original components and the original aluminium forks (virtually impossible to remake). Still in amazing condition though for a 90 year old aluminium frame with hexagonal tubes!
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Caminargent\Caminade History
Aluminium frames were developed as a result of the lightweight metals use in aeronautical construction during the 1st world war, which brought rapid development, as wars often do. Aluminium while being very workable was also incredibly soft. It was not until a German engineer from Düren came up with an aluminium alloy that included Copper, Manganese, Magnesium and sometimes Silicon, that characteristics were achieved which opened the door to new fields of metal-construction. The new wonder material named Duralumin had to be used in thicker gauges than steel, but effectively made for stronger structures at a lower overall weight.
This made Duralumin a favourite in all kinds of high-end industries, from airplane building to ships, and, of course. cycling.
Duralumin became particularly popular in France and with its culture of pushing extremely expensive top tier bikes it was only a question of time until an Aluminium bicycle would manifest here.
Consequently French engineers from Meral and other brands tried to make this product happen. One successful attempt was made by Pierre Caminade. His bike, the Caminargent, was introduced in 1935/36 and united technical finesse with avant-guard machining and elaborate Art-Deco-aesthetics.
Octogonal Duralmin tubes were fastened in ornate cutaway Duralumin lugs by the use of bolts. Seat stays and chain stays made use of a resilient alloy called Almasilium. The finish was simply polished.
An extensive number of parts was also made by Caminargent, and ensured that the weight of this bike was impressively low, in juxtaposition to its price tag
Aluminium frames were developed as a result of the lightweight metals use in aeronautical construction during the 1st world war, which brought rapid development, as wars often do. Aluminium while being very workable was also incredibly soft. It was not until a German engineer from Düren came up with an aluminium alloy that included Copper, Manganese, Magnesium and sometimes Silicon, that characteristics were achieved which opened the door to new fields of metal-construction. The new wonder material named Duralumin had to be used in thicker gauges than steel, but effectively made for stronger structures at a lower overall weight.
This made Duralumin a favourite in all kinds of high-end industries, from airplane building to ships, and, of course. cycling.
Duralumin became particularly popular in France and with its culture of pushing extremely expensive top tier bikes it was only a question of time until an Aluminium bicycle would manifest here.
Consequently French engineers from Meral and other brands tried to make this product happen. One successful attempt was made by Pierre Caminade. His bike, the Caminargent, was introduced in 1935/36 and united technical finesse with avant-guard machining and elaborate Art-Deco-aesthetics.
Octogonal Duralmin tubes were fastened in ornate cutaway Duralumin lugs by the use of bolts. Seat stays and chain stays made use of a resilient alloy called Almasilium. The finish was simply polished.
An extensive number of parts was also made by Caminargent, and ensured that the weight of this bike was impressively low, in juxtaposition to its price tag
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