Les guidons Kiprim — L’Officiel du cycle, 1 October 1955, Handlebars and Luggage Racks from Saint-Étienne

From L’Officiel du cycle, du motocycle et du camping, 1 October 1955, N° 20, the paper’s special number before the Salon du Cycle at the Porte de Versailles, page 37: kiprim handlebars for cycles and cyclomoteurs, luggage rack for Vespa and Lambretta scooters, bumper for the VeloSolex, Vespa footrest bumper. The title, headings, captions and lists are transcribed as printed; the text is summarized in Ebykr’s words, and the page images carry it in full.

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Les productions KIPRIM

[Ebykr summary; the article’s text is not reproduced. The Saint-Étienne marque Kiprim, whose director is M. Marcel Heurtier, has quickly won a justified reputation thanks to modern tooling and qualified staff; its various products, carefully studied, are characterized by their sturdiness and elegance. Kiprim handlebars for cycles are of a rational shape and are a choice item of equipment for all the “fanatics of the bicycle” (« fanatiques de la bicyclette »); the models for cyclomoteurs, vélomoteurs and motorcycles are described as a guarantee of safety. Kiprim also makes a new luggage carrier that doubles as a spare-wheel carrier for Vespa and Lambretta scooters, whose success is described as considerable.]

[Ebykr summary, second paragraph. This season’s latest novelty from Kiprim is a bumper (pare-chocs) in chromed tube (“épaisseur”), made especially for the VéloSolex, of a very happy design: its fixing lugs have notches that allow it to be fitted without removing the nuts (hinged on the magneto flywheel side). The many VéloSolex users will be particularly interested in such a protective system, said to be simplicity itself and to adapt instantly; its carefully studied shape is a guarantee of efficiency. On request Kiprim also supplies a model with ears that protects the tank.]

[Ebykr summary, closing paragraph. “Autres nouveautés”: the integral bumper that doubles as a footrest for the Vespa scooter, and the apron set (in chromed tube, “épaisseur”) for the same machine, a valuable accessory that will catch the attention of “scooteristes” anxious to be perfectly equipped.]

[Text only, in one magazine column under a right-aligned heading in bold sans-serif type, “Les productions KIPRIM”, with the name in capitals. The body is set in a light italic roman face, with the name Kiprim in upright type or small capitals and certain phrases in a bold sans-serif face (for example “Les guidons pour cycles Kiprim”, “nouveau porte-bagage, formant porte-roue de secours, pour scooters Vespa et Lambretta”, “pare-chocs (en tube chromé épaisseur) spécialement destiné au VéloSolex” and “Autres nouveautés :”). Paragraphs are indented. A small solid black round dot closes the notice beneath the last line. There is no drawing, no address and no signature.]