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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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Cycle de FranceBuild sheetA show randonneuse of 1948 from Cycles de France of Saint-Étienne: 650B wheels, Mafac cantilevers, Lefol fenders and the seat-stay gear levers Rebour drew.
MauryBuild sheetThe build sheet of a rare 1950 André Maury 650B randonneur, frame 3603: fillet brazing, internal wiring, Cyclo gears, Mafac Criterium brakes and Maxi hubs.
RoutensBuild sheetThe build sheet of a 1967 Jo Routens randonneur in Reynolds 531, restored by Mariposa in 2017: a Routens front changer, Maxi-Car hubs and Lefol fenders.
Rene HerseBuild sheetThe build sheet of a 1951 Rene Herse Concours randonneur: Reynolds 531, Herse cantilevers and triple, Le Cyclo gears, Maxi-Car hubs and Lefol fenders.
The build sheet of a 1940s randonneuse with twin top tubes by an unknown constructeur: Maxi hubs on 650B rims, Simplex gears and Lefol Le Martelé fenders.
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.
Le ChemineauBuild sheetThe build sheet of an all-original 1950s Le Chemineau randonneur: fillet brazing, its own three-speed derailleur, a Stronglight crank, racks and fenders.
AutomotoBuild sheetThe build sheet of an unrestored 1930s Automoto 650B road and path bicycle: Gloria rod brakes, ballon fenders, a rear rack and a 1937 registration plate.
RoutensBuild sheetThe build sheet of a 1950s Jo Routens 650B randonneur restored by Cycles Grand Bois: fillet brazing, inward cantilevers, Cyclo gears and Maxi-Car hubs.
RafaleBuild sheetThe build sheet of a 1939 Cycles Rafale three-speed ridden by Roger Du Peuty: a Bernard Carré fork, Exeltoo hubs, an S.L.B. derailleur and 650B rims.
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.
GoëlandHistoryLouis Moire's Goëland of Paris, about 1935 to 1970: affordable cyclotouring bicycles from contract framers, an early Vélo Fédéral and touring trailers.
LefolHistoryJ. Lefol of Courbevoie and its hammered Le Martelé aluminum fenders: an aluminum monopoly from 1936 to 1939, the postwar catalog, the peak and the decline.
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 SingerTimelineA timeline of Alex Singer from his birth in 1905 and the Levallois-Perret atelier of 1938 through record-light tandems and singles to the Csuka succession.
RoutensTimelineA timeline of Jo Routens of Grenoble, 1913 to 2014: the BRA, the 1939 Grand Prix Duralumin, the Hugonnier years and three Paris-Brest-Paris tandem wins.
CaminadeTimelineA timeline of Pierre Caminade of Paris, about 1910 to 1951: the Rectiligne derailleur and the aluminum Caminargents that came apart with one wrench.
MauryTimelineA timeline of André Maury from the Boulevard Pasteur atelier of 1929 through the Speedy brake of 1938 and the threadless stem of 1948 to S.E.C.T.A.M.
RoutensGalleryFive sepia photographs of Hugonnier-Routens bicycles of 1946 to 1948, set beside the catalog drawings made from them: a mixte, a tandem and randonneurs.
MauryGalleryAndré Maury in 28 Rebour drawings: the innovations of a Paris constructeur at his peak from 1946 to 1951, from threadless stems to internal lighting.
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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