Show your French bikes!
08-29-18, 04:08 PM
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I have a few Peugeots:
08-29-18, 04:14 PM
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Out of these three, I only still own the white PX10:
08-30-18, 05:17 AM
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Updated Gipiemme groupset
Hello again!
Since my Simplex SLJ 5500 is a Gipiemme branded one, and since I'm italian as well as the brand, I opted to update my bicycle groupset accordingly
There's my new Gipiemme Crankset
I only need a couple of dust caps now!
Since my Simplex SLJ 5500 is a Gipiemme branded one, and since I'm italian as well as the brand, I opted to update my bicycle groupset accordingly
There's my new Gipiemme Crankset
I only need a couple of dust caps now!
08-30-18, 04:15 PM
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Low end bike boom... but I bet it rides nice. The saddle and bars were gonna be for my girl, but the frame was too big, so I’ll probably make it rideable again and see if craigslist wants it. 
08-30-18, 10:27 PM
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Update to my earlier post, a couple of pages back. The Peugeot had a stripped pedal thread, and I didnt feel like messing with French threads, so I took off the Stronglight TS, which had a few other cosmetic issues. I had a Sugino GT 52/34 laying around, so I put it on until I can find a more appropriate crank. I was surprised to find a 126mm BB spindle. Is that normal for these? No markings on bearing cups or spindle. Did my first real ride yesterday, and it all worked pretty well. Stock Simplex RD, Atom 5 speed 24t freewheel, Shimano Exage FD (broken Simplex FD), and Campy aero levers. FrankenFrench? Maybe, but it rides nice. It's not a museum piece, it's a rider. Hope to make it to Pasadena Vintage ride Sunday.
08-30-18, 10:41 PM
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08-31-18, 08:40 AM
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Good work, @Slightspeed. Purity is overrated.
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08-31-18, 09:24 AM
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+1 - that Sugino crank is classy and the Exage is unobtrusive. People are going to be too busy looking at the classic curve in the fork and the chrome socks anyway. 
Very nice.
Very nice.
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08-31-18, 11:20 AM
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08-31-18, 12:02 PM
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08-31-18, 10:25 PM
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Motobecane Super Mirage. Came back recently in a trade for a mountain bike. Nice riding an orange bike again.
09-01-18, 01:30 PM
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looks like these... VeloBase.com - Component: Simplex Cross Commande (friction)
lever covers are in poor shape, but they are still there. Has the engraving on the body, so I guess they are the friction as opposed to the retro friction.
lever covers are in poor shape, but they are still there. Has the engraving on the body, so I guess they are the friction as opposed to the retro friction.
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09-01-18, 03:42 PM
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09-01-18, 04:03 PM
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Noyce foynde!
Gotta luv the way the shift cable makes a peregrenatory from the shift lever e...v...e...n...t...u...a...l...l...y to the front mech.
Appears to be the distaff counterpart to the machine posted recently by @rustystrings61 -
rustystrings61's c.1972 Liberia Grand Deluxe
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09-01-18, 04:06 PM
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09-01-18, 04:48 PM
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No Follis Bikes
-----Wonder if @verktyg 's company may not have been the distributor for this machine...-----
The top of the line Follis frames were Italian quality cosmetic wise.
Remember, The French built bikes to ride, not look at!
BTW, Follis built many of the tandem frames sold by other French brands: Peugeot, Motobecane, Bertin to name a few. Mel Pinto tandem frames were made by Follis too!
They were easy to spot, they had a twin plate fork crown:
Mssr. outil verktyg
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09-01-18, 07:46 PM
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That’s a bad entry (as my note indicates on veobase). It shows both models under one entry. The last photo shows the retrofriction model with the notch in the lever. If you have that model, you just made money - the levers alone would fetch at least $100. Though they are so rare that a fair price is hard to set.
09-03-18, 07:35 AM
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1982-1983 motobecane "mirage sport"
A rare MOTOBECANE "MIRAGE SPORT" for women
inexternal 2040 steel tubes frame
inexternal 2040 steel tubes frame
09-03-18, 09:18 AM
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papik-
Good heavens, what an elegant bike! No surprise, I suppose, since the French invented the word "chic".
Good heavens, what an elegant bike! No surprise, I suppose, since the French invented the word "chic".
09-03-18, 09:57 AM
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I surrender to temptation and bought an actual barn find ca. 73 Champion du Monde. I bought it mostly because I did not have a CdM with the plain block letters. Although you cannot see it in the auction photo, the frame finish was rough. Several hours of work with 1500 sandpaper, rubbing compound, and then polishing yielded an improved finish. It should be repainted, but I wanted one that was not. I am still working on the wheels but I didn't want to wait to ride it. More photos later.
Auction photo
drive 2 by L Travers, on Flickr
Frame in process of cleanup
Barn find frame by L Travers, on Flickr
Result
First glamor shot by L Travers, on Flickr
Auction photo
drive 2 by L Travers, on Flickr
Frame in process of cleanup
Barn find frame by L Travers, on Flickr
Result
First glamor shot by L Travers, on Flickr
09-03-18, 10:21 PM
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Nice work. The pedals are perfect!
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1984 Ross Mt. Hood
1988 Centurion Ironman Expert
1991 Bridgestone RB-1
1992 Serotta Colorado TG
2015 Elephant NFE
09-05-18, 05:42 AM
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Lovely job on restoring the finish! Now you have a Bernard Carre built Lejeune to match your Carre.
Lovely job on restoring the finish! Now you have a Bernard Carre built Lejeune to match your Carre.
09-05-18, 09:27 AM
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09-05-18, 11:40 AM
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