A most beautiful frame
01-05-12, 06:35 AM
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A most beautiful frame
One of the most beautiful I've ever seen. OK. Which one of you guys has bid on this?
https://www.ebay.com/itm/R-Herse-1975...t_29820wt_1082
https://www.ebay.com/itm/R-Herse-1975...t_29820wt_1082
01-05-12, 06:39 AM
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Could be a Japanese bidder... or anyone. Indeed, beautiful frame. Love all that internal cable routing.
01-05-12, 06:44 AM
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Somebody please educate me. Are those internal cable runs a continuous piece of tubing soldered into the frame? I'm wondering how you thread the cable through them if there is none to start with.
01-05-12, 07:10 AM
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The BB shell /FD cable route treatment just about blows my mind.
01-05-12, 07:35 AM
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That bike is a work of art - but the freewheel could use a little cleaning.
01-05-12, 08:17 AM
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that is a beautiful bike.
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01-05-12, 08:36 AM
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Could be a Japanese bidder... or anyone.
... or anyone.
Beautiful machine. The dirt and grime must be vintage.
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01-05-12, 08:49 AM
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A lot of the vintage parts I list on eBay for U.S. bidders only end up in Japan anyway via a proxy buyer in California. https://www.sekaimon.com/
FWIW, I'm waiting for this Herse auction to end before I list mine.
FWIW, I'm waiting for this Herse auction to end before I list mine.
01-05-12, 08:55 AM
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A lot of the vintage parts I list on eBay for U.S. bidders only end up in Japan anyway via a proxy buyer in California. https://www.sekaimon.com/
FWIW, I'm waiting for this Herse auction to end before I list mine.
FWIW, I'm waiting for this Herse auction to end before I list mine.
01-05-12, 08:57 AM
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So wealthy Japanese with an affinity for French (and other classic) bikes and components stopped collecting? I don't think so. I've shipped several bits to Japan recently because that's where the highest bids came from.
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Yeah, that is a beauty. I like the blue color more but your red one is stunning Gridplan, with the proper chain set and stem, etc. And, it looks as though is has the hand-lettered graphics as opposed to stickers. Did R. Herse ever use stickers/decals? I suppose so.
01-05-12, 09:00 AM
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that herse frame is great! Much of the rest of the build is weird. I do really like those Zues cp's though.
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That's a beautiful bike and all, but since I just ordered some new spokes, an extra $6000 would put me over this month's bike budget. - So I'll have to let one of you guys win it. 
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01-05-12, 09:18 AM
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just borrow it from next months budget?
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Somebody please educate me. Are those internal cable runs a continuous piece of tubing soldered into the frame? I'm wondering how you thread the cable through them if there is none to start with.
You think this is a problem? Try getting a cable through 600 feet of piping, like I used to do, when working as a Millwright at a local paper mill.
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01-05-12, 10:00 AM
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Yes. I have a couple of bikes with internal cable routing and there is a thin tube within the frame tube.
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Interesting frame - some details are exquisite while others (the RD cable exit, for example) are less so. Until today, I didn't know Herse made any frames other than tourers. Nice color, too; very similar to my Somec's shade.
And wow, with lug thinning (especially the headlugs) like that, I would never, ever repaint this frame today. If a certain restoration house were to try their hand, I would bet you wouldn't even be able to make out the lug points after they were done...
Thanks for posting - a very cool frame in many respects.
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01-05-12, 10:06 AM
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Exactly. I've had several shipping inquires from Japan for my auctions of French parts.
01-05-12, 10:36 AM
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Very nice, I especially like the color. Still, I don't think it's as awesome as my JRJ frame... 
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+1, not to mention properly wrapped bars. 
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