Vintage French randonneuer's and porteurs.
- Thread starter Guinessisgoodforyou
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zerogravitas
Retro Guru
Both available on;
CorsaClassic
I have the Italian one, it's great. Paper is quite thin but a nicely presented item.
The Cyclepedia book (of Michael Embacher's collection) mentioned on the previous page is also absolutely fantastic. A must have for the discerning collectors library. I loved his approach to collecting and the sheer range of incredibly interesting, unusual or rare bikes he gathered together.
CorsaClassic
I have the Italian one, it's great. Paper is quite thin but a nicely presented item.
The Cyclepedia book (of Michael Embacher's collection) mentioned on the previous page is also absolutely fantastic. A must have for the discerning collectors library. I loved his approach to collecting and the sheer range of incredibly interesting, unusual or rare bikes he gathered together.
Guinessisgoodforyou
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The maps are great, thanks @vcballbat
This is perhaps a bit too geeky. I'm only putting this here to give you a scale of the bike industry in St. Etienne (considered the hot bed of the French industrial revolution).
Someone pulled out a list of company names from the French Chamber of Commerce and Union of Bike Manufactures and put them on a vitual street map for historic sake. There are filters from 1909 to 1930+. It includes main manufactures and those that would specialise in certain parts or services like nickle plating, or turning threads, making accessories and what not.
The more you zoom in the more it blows your mind that so many small manufactures were involved. All across the city. *
http://saint-etienne.fr/extrasig/intra_wm/applis/FabricantCycle/Cartographie.php
* No discredit to these wonderful maps and the many famous brands. Just pointing out behind the scenes there are a lot of unsung forgotten heros too that have contributed to make the bike world what it is.
Someone pulled out a list of company names from the French Chamber of Commerce and Union of Bike Manufactures and put them on a vitual street map for historic sake. There are filters from 1909 to 1930+. It includes main manufactures and those that would specialise in certain parts or services like nickle plating, or turning threads, making accessories and what not.
The more you zoom in the more it blows your mind that so many small manufactures were involved. All across the city. *
http://saint-etienne.fr/extrasig/intra_wm/applis/FabricantCycle/Cartographie.php
* No discredit to these wonderful maps and the many famous brands. Just pointing out behind the scenes there are a lot of unsung forgotten heros too that have contributed to make the bike world what it is.
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The map of France which I can relate more to, says a few things to me. What a massive a scale and it would have been unthinkable that it would have come crashing down in such a fast and unstoppable manner. Said it before, will say it again, if it wasn't for these three and especially the bod in the middle - love or loath him, it probably would have all been finished for good.
PS: ^ Full Italian grupppo on the team bikes. Sticking my neck out, probably only the pedals and Sedis chain French made.
PS: ^ Full Italian grupppo on the team bikes. Sticking my neck out, probably only the pedals and Sedis chain French made.
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