I need to retire soon. A decent side pull could / can be regulated.
A combo of oil and tweaking where is the centre of the is spring when loaded with cable (with cone spanner tp adkust) and potetentially splaying the springs. and general obligatory faffing about over time.
You've npw worn me out. Not respoding anymore. See you at the Inn.
Thank you for reinstating my thread so quickly. The thread has taken literally hundreds if not more hours. To both find the pictures and translate the text and to make it readable.
An older SMG randonneuer modified in the 1980s. Owners translation below.
Hello everyone,
I've been wanting to contribute to the forum for a long time,
Today I'd like to introduce you to an SMG (Jean Frelat à Pavillons sous Bois) hand-built randonneur
700c wheels, Wolber gta 2 gentleman rims, Record hubs
TA crankset
New Success rear derailleur, Huret front derailleur
Brazed on Mafac pivots
Brooks saddle
Dynamo under bottom bracket
Philippe headset
The front luggage rack is the original
Hello everyone,
So here's the randonneuse featured in ‘vos dernières trouvailles’ with its carrier twin...
First of all, a page taken from the ‘Bottin de la vélocipédie 1952’.
The same modification exists on the 4 Berthet-Lyotard pedals (on the two Joannès bikes from the same owner).
I can't say whether this gentleman (Hubert Savoye, working at Renault in Billancourt at the time, and therefore close to Cycles (L.?) Joannès) had wide feet, but I can't think of any other explanation at the moment.
This gentleman died recently at the age of 85. It seems that he had bought his bikes new.
I have just checked on my Bottins, Les cycles L.Joannès already existed in 1929 (31 rue du chemin vert and 212 boulevard Jean Jaurès in Boulogne). I don't have any older ones (yet).
L.Joannès in 1938 (same address)
Joannès in 1947 (126 rue Edouard Vaillant, Boulogne-Billancourt)
Joannès in 1952 (10 avenue du général Leclerc, Boulogne-Billancourt)
in 1956 (and later), Joannès is no longer listed.