Vintage French randonneuer's and porteurs.

[magas]

OMG One day I will have a Victoire - but before I have to sell all my other bikes

 

[Guinessisgoodforyou]

OMG One day I will have a Victoire - but before I have to sell all my other bikes

Id need to sell a kidney

 

[non-fixie]

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Zip ties? Why?

 

[Guinessisgoodforyou]

Zip ties? Why?

Not sure it's a zip tie enlarging the pictures. That said it's how hoses are fixed nowadays. Id have liked a guide personally. Nothing is ever perfect. A very small point in an otherwise fine bicycle.

 

[Guinessisgoodforyou]

An Alex Singer in the Singer workshop.
https://www.bikeforums.net/classic-vintage/1241849-alex-singer-cycles-culture.html#post22298821

 

[Guinessisgoodforyou]

A Paris constructeur not featured before a fillet brazed Marcel Gaudot, check the beautiful transfer on the down tube.

https://forum.tontonvelo.com/viewtopic.php?t=49745#top

 

[Guinessisgoodforyou]

A very nice 1950s fillet brazed Narcisse, I think the rear rack is not original. Translation below.

https://forum.tontonvelo.com/viewtopic.php?t=50268

Narcisse touring bike. This bike has seen better days but still has some nice features.

Crossed seat stays, welded derailleur hanger, internal cable routing, touring bike dropout with cyclo dural, Stronglight steel cranks with old logo, double chainring.

 

[non-fixie]

Not sure it's a zip tie enlarging the pictures. That said it's how hoses are fixed nowadays. Id have liked a guide personally. Nothing is ever perfect. A very small point in an otherwise fine bicycle.

I know that they often use zip ties these days on production frames, so time can be saved by mounting pre-configured hydraulic brake systems. It looks cheap, but at least it also is cheap.

However, that is impossible on this frame, since the cables need to be routed through the frame tubes anyway. I just don't get it.

 

[Guinessisgoodforyou]

I know that they often use zip ties these days on production frames, so time can be saved by mounting pre-configured hydraulic brake systems. It looks cheap, but at least it also is cheap.

However, that is impossible on this frame, since the cables need to be routed through the frame tubes anyway. I just don't get it.

Looking at the picture I think it's for the hub which uses hydraulic shifting. There are two hoses which are not going to fit in a seat stay easily hence the external hoses and ties. I am of course assuming.

 

[Guinessisgoodforyou]

The two hoses can be seen plainly here.