Pre 1950s rides of LFGSS: old bikes, vintage rats, classic lightweights

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veloham in reply to @absurdbird

Bloody VAT - it's making looking at French ebay a pretty bitter experience!

Re the Magistroni, £150 all-in for nos cranks and chainwheel (a bit on the big side), it's not cheap but it's not awful if that floats your boat.

I saw these the other day and thought of you. I don't know what they are, and I don't have 300 euros for them but I surely do like them https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/254837898741?ul_noapp=true

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absurdbird in reply to @veloham
That alloy cottered chainset;
Listing references Caminargent, which are these crazy bolted together aluminium bikes from the 30s.
Gotta love the French.

Pics snapped from my copy of the Competition Bicycle (Jan Heine)

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clubman in reply to @absurdbird

The Caminargent in the pic. appears to have cotterless cranks.

I understand that Caminargent owners today regard their bikes as too fragile to ride on anything but the smoothest surfaces. They are certainly very elegant, but I don't think I'd want to bother with a bike I dare not ride.

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