Originally Posted by
T-Mar
Here are a couple of photos of a Dynamx exhibiting the same characteristics as your bicycle. The Huret Allvit rear derailleur with the parallelogram cover puts it into the 1960s while the shift levers with the D-rings place it no earlier that mid-1960s.
Also, your new photos show an EDA BB shell with the newer style logo. I don't know exactly when the change took place but it's different than that seen on Louison Bobet bicycle whch we know are no earlier than late 1950s.
Finally, the head badge style is different than that shown in mid-1950s Dynamax advertisements.
Yep, I've seen these "Tour De France" images, and they are pretty close...except for paint and the headbadge.
I also had mis-matched Normandy hubs that were on the bike, so I don't feel confident bringing them into the discussion.
I have a round hole hub for the front, and an oval hole one for the rear - which I did not use in the "restoration" but maybe when I rebuild the wheels.
It appears this Tour de France has the round holes too, so it gets closer to the mystery...but...
We didn't find any green paint. Was it possible the Tour De France came in different colors, and something earlier as a model?
Is there a gap from the late 1950's to where they used my era headbadge, to this simpler one?
We seem to be getting close to around late 50's early 60's?
L.