Vintage French randonneuer's and porteurs.

[Canuk]

I believe that is it. Those guidonnet levers are generally found on full-on touring bikes (campeurs) where the comfort of a more upright position is more important than outright speed. The drop bars still give you the "trois positions" that were (and still are) favoured by those spending long days in the saddle.

I recently put a pair on one of mrs non-fixie's machines and found they work rather well. They seem to flex much less than most "turkey levers".

These were made by C.L.B., BTW:

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I have three pairs of these CLB levers from a boot sale in Toulouse. Brand spanking new. They look (and feel) massive in use and having used Weinmann and Dia Compe Suiciders as a lad, I can say these are significantly better levers with much more progressive feel. Not bad for 1940's tech.

 

[non-fixie]

That looks a really nice pristine build @non-fixie

Do you know roughly what year is the frame? For sure at a time when lugs were lugs and available in many configurations

Thank you. I believe it is a North-American-spec Mercier 100 from the late 1960's. I found it for sale in Thunder Bay in Canada and fell in love with the chrome, which was usually absent on European Merciers. Luckily the previous owner is rather well-known for his excellent bicycle packing instructions.

 

[dan73uk]

Might be of interest?
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/126835772210?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-

 

[Guinessisgoodforyou]

Some Daniel Rebour links kindly posted by @HeikoS69

https://www.rennrad-news.de/forum/threads/der-rebour-thread.147478/

https://www.sheldonbrown.com/bridgestone/1993/pages/18.htm
Read on from here.

http://zhumoriste.over-blog.com/article-daniel-rebour-moto-et-cycliste-119391325.html

https://forum.tontonvelo.com/viewtopic.php?p=516649#p516649

A book by Robert Van Der Plas is available with annotated photos. If anyone has specific DR questions Heiko has kindly offered his assistance.

 

[Guinessisgoodforyou]

Prestige shared above for posterity as its rather nice. Rear derailleur is not original, I think it should have a chainstay mounted one.

 

[s.e.charles]

since i spend 95% of my time on the hoods, is there a tiring factor when the bars are sans?

anyone have experience with their headlight mounted on the fender tip? not for night seeing, but rather to be seen.

i am seriously considering a Kiley light for my winter project and thought it be a nice change from the rack stay mount.

and not to overlook, i cannot claim to have ever seen a saddle with a cod-piece.

 

[grantoury]

Bars have a lot of reach which is comparable to hoods position.

 

[Guinessisgoodforyou]

since i spend 95% of my time on the hoods, is there a tiring factor when the bars are sans?

anyone have experience with their headlight mounted on the fender tip? not for night seeing, but rather to be seen.

i am seriously considering a Kiley light for my winter project and thought it be a nice change from the rack stay mount.

and not to overlook, i cannot claim to have ever seen a saddle with a cod-piece.

You could also use dummy hoods sometimes referred to as "Honking stops"

 

[Guinessisgoodforyou]

A nice Liberia randonneur. The owner has done a lovely sympathetic restoration (which I prefer imo) Unless completely past it and in need of paint, chrome or nickel plating.

 

[Guinessisgoodforyou]

Fin.