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

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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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absurdbird in reply to @clubman

Yup. Stronglight 49d by the looks.

The Hobbs Lytaloy cottered alloy cranks were prone to break too apparently.

Were BSA the first to use that 5 bolt pattern? What BCD is it?

(Edit, just googled; same as Stronglight/TA etc.)

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