Vintage French randonneuer's and porteurs.

[Guinessisgoodforyou]

Plus.

 

[Guinessisgoodforyou]

Fin.

 

[Guinessisgoodforyou]

I wonder if it once belonged to curate?
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It's a lovely old thing. You're definitely in the right place for generous, accurate advice too.

Very kind of you to say that

 

[Woz]

@3wheeler7 - nice. Somebody else got brainwashed then You will have some fun with that

I learnt a fair bit with help from usual suspect, going outside the comfort zone and documented a lot which with the aim to help others:
https://www.retrobike.co.uk/threads/rbotm-july-2023-open-month-enter-now.465788/post-3438397

May be a good idea for a build thread. Absolutely a dry run is sensible. The headset will be the biggest problem due to the low stack height and diameters. Period correct will cost a fortune and/or most likely knackered. There are two crown race diameters and two types of locking washers.

Rear spacing is probably built for a 3 speed 1/8" chain or 4 speed 3/32" chain originally.
https://www.speedbicycles.ch/velo/458/oscar_egg_1934.html

 

[vcballbat]

I missed those I'm a hub gear fan. But I think the way @3wheeler7 is going to build it will be nice.

My SA 5 speed gives the same 100inch top and 47inch bottom gear as a traditional 53x42 14-24 10 speed setup just with some bigger gaps in-between but I love the simplicity

 

[vcballbat]

My SA 5 speed gives the same 100inch top and 47inch bottom gear as a traditional 53x42 14-24 10 speed setup just with some bigger gaps in-between but I love the simplicity

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Sorry just realised I'm on the French Thread and posted an English bike, hope this isn't declaration of of war and I'm doomed

 

[Guinessisgoodforyou]

Sorry just realised I'm on the French Thread and posted an English bike, hope this isn't declaration of of war and I'm doomed

I've posted the wrong bikes in both and had to swap them (What a dick)

 

[grantoury]

Fin.

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That light, its tremendous...

 

[3wheeler7]

Well, the good news is that the BB is english threaded and Messers Bayliss and Wiley went straight in.
Ref the SA 5 speed shifters, that whole handlebar setup and front wheel were built for my Super Lenton which seems to have stalled (as things do), I have the 5 speed SA rear wheel as well but I think I'll go for a simple (5 speed) deraillieur seeing as it has cable braze ons on the frame.
Was looking for the Crane rear mech and I think I might have sold it - but I did find a Seagull!
First thing now is to finish prepping the frame and get it in primer. then decided how many of the myriad of tiny dents I'm going to fill - or just leave them and let them shine through.
Plenty of time to find a headset, on the english one I bodged onto it I would have had to crop about 8mm off the fork steerer tube to allow the top nut to clamp - so I don't think I'm gong to have to worry about stack height.
Anyway I'm on holiday for a week tomorrow so plenty of thinking time!

It's not a Seagull - it's a Skylark - but I found an Arabesque 600 and I think that might get fitted as it kind of goes with the lugs!

 

[3wheeler7]

I'll take Wozs' advice and start a build thread over in Readers Retro Bikes.
Updates may be a bit intermittant as I'm easily prone to getting sidetracked!