Vintage French randonneuer's and porteurs.

[Guinessisgoodforyou]

Sorry Mike, there are worse things to look at

 

[Guinessisgoodforyou]

Oh my....
https://www.sterba-bike.cz/produkt/augustin-isaac-iso-pedals-c-1950?lang=EN

 

[Guinessisgoodforyou]

Louis Pitard 1944. Apparently the first parallelogram derailleur.

https://www.sterba-bike.cz/produkt/louis-pitard-francie-1944-system-nivex?lang=EN
https://bikeretrogrouch.blogspot.com/2014/06/nivex-grandfather-of-parallelogram.html

 

[Guinessisgoodforyou]

Are there 2 Helyett companies? One French, one Czech? Nice anyhow, here on the strength of it's name.

https://www.sterba-bike.cz/produkt/helyett-vyrobce-stantejsky-praha-cca-1945?lang=EN

 

[Woz]

Damn you....this thread is distraction level 10!

I have to stop too.

Even the photographs of "before" when the bike is found in a barn or attic full of junk, bike covered in filth, bits everywhere are amazing.

 

[grantoury]

Where Rene Herse/Compass got their inspiration I guess:

 

[Mickeyspinn]

Where Rene Herse/Compass got their inspiration I guess:
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That wing nut! We'll just pop s little handle on there.... quickly now

 

[Mickeyspinn]

I have to stop too.

Even the photographs of "before" when the bike is found in a barn or attic full of junk, bike covered in filth, bits everywhere are amazing.

Yeah to me that's part of it ...the hunt,the dig,the find ....the salvation!

 

[grantoury]

Looking at it again I think the Compass/RH one might work better than a Cyclo?

 

[Woz]

@vcballbat - something RH approaching a more reasonable price.

Want's a cash transaction at Paris Gare du Nord. It's only a few large stiff drinks and a Eurostar return ticket away

https://www.leboncoin.fr/velos/2204262474.htm