Originally Posted by
scarlson
Was thinkin that it might be his or else belongs to a crony.
Honestly you couldn't get a framebuilder to make you one for that price. Mainly because nobody makes them for any price, that I know of. The suicide front derailleur and "éclairage sans fils" (lighting thru a carbon wiper in the steerer) are pretty hard to build.
It's funny like that. You can buy the original if you're rich, or you can make your own if you're poor, but I don't see anything like a reproduction of this offered on the open market. Maybe you can get a framebuilder to do it if you are friends, but I don't know how one goes about making friends with a framebuilder.
Interesting, it looks like the same 2x4 crossover gearing my tandem has. Top gear in the little ring is slightly lower than bottom gear in the big ring. Shame it doesn't have the (rare TA or rarer Herse-built) eccentric Le Cyclo lever. For that price it ought to.
Of course you know how to make friends with a frame builder. Buy several custom frames from them and don't be a PITA in the process.
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