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Randonneuses and constructeurs on Ebykr: 25 articles across 12 makers, with 10 build sheets, seven histories, five Timelines, two galleries and one guide.
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PeugeotHistoryCycles Peugeot from a Montbéliard steel foundry to 10 Tour de France titles: the family split over cars, the PX-10 and the checkerboard era.
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GoëlandBuild sheetThe build sheet of an original 1958 Goëland Randonneur: Reynolds main tubes, a TA triple, Nivex derailleur, Mafac cantilevers, Maxi-Car hubs and 650b rims.
Cycle de FranceBuild sheetA 650B randonneuse built to exhibition standard in 1948 by Cycles de France of Saint-Etienne, and the two Daniel Rebour plates that put the marque on the page.
Rene HerseBuild sheet
MauryBuild sheetIdeale Model No. 90IR Saddle (Rebour Treated, CR Rodee Main, Duralumin)
RoutensBuild sheetExtras: Bell Aluminum Wingnuts, Paturaud Toe Straps, JOS 523 Front Light, JOS Type U Dynamo, JOS Reflector, Sonnet Bell, Ad-Hoc Professional Pump, All Hardware
RoutensBuild sheetIdeale Model No. 90IR Special Competition Saddle (Duralumin)
Upright randonneuse arrangement and geometryFine build by accomplished constructeurOriginal twin top tube design is nicely uniqueWonderful lugwork throughout, like early NervexArtistic caps on seat stay tangsChain stays…
AutomotoBuild sheetAutomoto Road/Path FrameAutomoto Raked ForkAutomoto Upright Handlebar (48cm c-c)Automoto Integrated Stem (30mm)Automoto Traditional Rod Brake LeversGloria Rod BrakesLeather Brake PadsAutomoto Fluted Cottered Cranksets…
Le ChemineauBuild sheet
RafaleBuild sheet
Alex SingerHistoryCycles Alex Singer of Levallois-Perret since 1938: lightweight tandems, the Csuka succession, a frame in 60 hours and the constructeur's whole bicycle.
RoutensHistoryJo Routens of Grenoble: his BRA rides, his 1939 Grand Prix Duralumin win, the Hugonnier years and constructeur bicycles built for everyday riders.
CaminadeHistoryPierre Caminade's Caminargent bicycles of the 1930s: aluminum frames with cast lugs, octagonal tubes and take-apart couplings, decades ahead of their time.
MauryHistoryAndré Maury, the Paris constructeur who tailored bicycles to their riders: his ateliers, the Emeriau enigma, the Speedy brakes saga and his quiet legacy.
LefolHistoryAs with other French component makers from cycling's golden era that remain popular today - Ideale, JOS, Maxi-Car and Stronglight, to name a few - surprisingly little is known about the Lefol marque given the timeless familiarity…
GoëlandHistoryA Frenchman named Louis Moire was working as a bicycle salesman not long before World War Two. An astute observer of commerce, Moire surveyed the commercial landscape of his chosen profession and decided what its customers needed…
PeugeotTimelineA timeline of Cycles Peugeot from the family foundry of 1810 and the lion of 1858 through Le Grand Bi to its record 10 Tour de France victories.
Alex SingerTimelineCycles Alex Singer began as one man's answer to bad roads and long distances, a tiny Paris-area atelier built on the conviction that a touring bicycle should be designed entirely around the rider who will use it. What started as…
RoutensTimelineJoseph “Jo” Routens ranked among the greatest makers of randonneur, cyclotouring and cyclosportif bicycles in cycling history, distinct from contemporaries René Herse and Alex Singer for his unwavering commitment to the everyday…
CaminadeTimelineNearly a century before swoopy modern wonderbikes claimed aluminum frames and quick-disassembly travel bikes as innovations, Pierre Caminade had already built them. Working from a small Parisian atelier, Caminade pursued an…
MauryTimelineAndré Maury built his reputation in the shadow of better-known Parisian constructeurs like Alex Singer and René Herse, working first from the 15th Arrondissement and later under the corporate banner of S.E.C.T.A.M. His…
MauryGalleryWhile the Golden Age of French cycling is often synonymous with the legendary workshops of Alex Singer and René Herse, André Maury occupies a unique space as one of the undercelebrated, almost unknown masters of technical…
RoutensGalleryRoger Hugonnier and Jo Routens together made some of the finest (and winningest) touring, randonneuring and sportif bicycles of the mid-twentieth century. The era was one full of transitions - some moving away from World War II…
PeugeotGuideDate a vintage Peugeot by reading its model, frame, component codes and decals together; its serial number carries a date only from 1976.
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