Vintage French randonneuer's and porteurs.

[Woz]

So what you're telling me the issue wasn't the pads hitting the rim... sounds like we were halfway to a success

Actually, as brake the are - not so bad at all and sufficient - but your control and maintenance over them needs to go in "my favourite pastime" list.

 

[Imlach]

You cant balance them like cantilevers and V brakes, so one sided.

More or less so one sided than a side pull?

 

[Woz]

More or less so one sided than a side pull?

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.

 

[Guinessisgoodforyou]

A message for the entire moderating team.

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.

Thanks again, Bob.

 

[grantoury]

 

[Guinessisgoodforyou]

A gorgeous detail to start, as always translation below.

A contemporary Jacques Busset tourer, here's another intriguing routing of the rear brake cable! Which way can it go ... the bugger?

 

[Guinessisgoodforyou]

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

 

[Guinessisgoodforyou]

A very rare Hugonnier Routens, the association only lasted for seven years 1945-1952.

 

[grantoury]

That is pretty, a Routens and in my size.

 

[Guinessisgoodforyou]

1953 Joannes randonneur, beautiful twin laterals @Imlach Some interesting features. Owners translation below.

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.
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.