Le Chemineau randonner, fantastic and sympathetic restoration of a rather desirable bike. Translation below.
I'm off to restore the chemineau.
It's complete and in its original condition. After all, it's been sitting in an attic for a number of decades, so it's well advanced and looks like it's been around quite a bit.
It's a fairly classic tourer, but it's still got some nice leftovers and some nice details, like the dual-control rear brake, a classic handlebar grip and another Erpelding one on the flat of the Erpelding handlebar.
There's also a chain lubricator and, above all, four superb wheel butterflies that double as spoke spanners.
Funnily enough, the Bachelier had been modified (I think) with Erpelding handlebars and I also found three identical ones in a crate of parts from the same attic.
No restoration file for this beautiful randonneuse given its very classic character, just a few explanations and photos. The frame has been washed, treated with steel wool 000 + WD40 and polished with beeswax. The metal parts, handlebars, brakes, crankset etc... were cleaned with a wire brush on a reel and treated with satin varnish spray. The wheels were spoked as new.
There are still a few details left, such as the electrical wiring and perhaps a chain guard, but I'm not sure of the model.
