Originally Posted by
juvela
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Wonderful find and thank you for sharing it with the forum.
The 5-4-3 alone is likely worth a house payment.
You could probably find all of the bits needed through the Classic Rendezvous email list.
The ivory coloured plastic knob on the Simplex Competition front mech did not nominally launch until 1960. Earlier examples came with an acorn shaped knob of aluminum.
Original hubs my have been something such as Prior.
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Thank you for pointing out the shifter to help date the bike. I will go bother the CR crowd next.
Originally Posted by
Pcampeau
I love it! If you ever want to “get that out of your basement” there’s room in mine.
Haha, you bet!
Originally Posted by
rustystrings61
eBay.fr is your friend! It’s worth the hassle! The French guys on Tontonvelo and the Velo Gogo forums are just as bikers for old bikes as we are and I bet they would help!
Ok, cool, thanks for the encouragement. If I can source another brake, I'd feel better about it. I'm most of the way there, but I want the bike to be rideable for me too - no tubulars for this guy!