Joined: Jan 2009
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From: New York, NY, and High Falls, NY, USA
Bikes: 1962 Rudge Sports, 1971 Raleigh Super Course, 1971 Raleigh Pro Track, 1974 Raleigh International, 1975 Viscount Fixie, 1982 McLean, 1996 Lemond (Ti), 2002 Burley Zydeco tandem
Sidepull in front and centerpull in rear? Odd. That centerpull is a cheapie and the sidepull looks (from here) to be more high-end. But that concerns finish, not performance.
It does look as if the rear brake shoe hits the tire. You're going to have a blowout quickly if that's the case.
But all that aside, I'm guessing it gives a fantastic ride. It looks pretty high end, and best of all, it's French.