Cool 1950s(?) Dujardin camping bike
Spotted on the bay...Nivex front and rear derailleurs which is cool, but the first thing that jumped out at me is the bottle boss braze-ons on the fork legs. Tons of new bike-packing bikes come with this feature as of a couple years ago, but yet again, there's nothing new under the sun! (Not to mention the rear "thru-axle" dropout required by the Nivex system).
https://www.ebay.com/itm/372951845080?ul_noapp=true https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...f028849e21.jpg |
Very cool. A real bargain at only 6k...:twitchy:
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Originally Posted by NHmtb
(Post 21326602)
Very cool. A real bargain at only 6k...:twitchy:
Same seller had two Rene Herse bikes up for equally eyewatering prices ($6k and $7k). They're down now but I'm assuming the auctions expired with no bids. |
I'd be real tempted to bid on that (a rare French constructeur in my size!) if it were at least half the starting price.
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That's Alexander March (active over on Classic Rendezvous). Whether you think his bikes are priced correctly or not, I recommend following his listings. He has some really cool constructeur bikes.
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That is a treat to look at. 70 years later and it still seems to be modern in many ways.
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Hawt!
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Oh my.
Glad I am not tempted. If anything I should really start reducing my small collection. I really do like that bike though. |
Love the bottle cage locations! That is cool!
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One picture?!?
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Originally Posted by gugie
(Post 21326669)
I'd be real tempted to bid on that (a rare French constructeur in my size!) if it were at least half the starting price.
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Originally Posted by Chr0m0ly
(Post 21327967)
One picture?!?
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Originally Posted by Chr0m0ly
(Post 21327976)
He IS taking offers... 🙂
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Originally Posted by northbend
(Post 21326770)
If anything I should really start reducing my small collection.
just sayin'.... |
Originally Posted by TenGrainBread
(Post 21327978)
There are more pictures in the Description field in the listing.
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Man is that a beauty.
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This seller does repeatedly find nice bikes.
Will be interesting to watch as he has ridden the market up, now even the top tier stuff is facing softening demand, or a willingness / ability to pay, your choice. His brother is a quite a character too. |
I contracted the seller through the CR list, my admittedly lowball offer was rejected. It was still a lot of money, but he's holding out for more.
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Originally Posted by gugie
(Post 21329862)
I contracted the seller through the CR list, my admittedly lowball offer was rejected. It was still a lot of money, but he's holding out for more.
If this were a project bike from an unknown seller it's just a collection of interesting old stuff that might or might not one day become a rideable bike. As a complete ready to ride worth a lot more. Of course if doing all the work on a project bike is considered half the fun then it is just too much money. |
If I owned this I would be unlikely to summon the cajones to actually go camping fully loaded with it. I assume so with most people. So to me this is more of a collectors item and "ready to ride" wouldn't matter as much.
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Originally Posted by 63rickert
(Post 21329930)
If you got as far as a lowball you are interested. Consider the following (if you haven't already). The bike is listed as ready-to-ride. From this seller that is believable. It is a bit smaller than his other bikes but big enough he's likely had it out on road. You could query if ready-to-ride means could possibly be unboxed assembled and test ridden briefly and cautiously or if it means a completed project that needs nothing.
If this were a project bike from an unknown seller it's just a collection of interesting old stuff that might or might not one day become a rideable bike. As a complete ready to ride worth a lot more. Of course if doing all the work on a project bike is considered half the fun then it is just too much money. |
Wow-wee!!!
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Originally Posted by gugie
(Post 21330268)
Oh, I'm interested. I just don't have $6k sitting around to spend.
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Originally Posted by nlerner
(Post 21330575)
Somehow I don’t imagine the seller would take 9 Gran(d) Sport(s) in trade, but you never know!
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Originally Posted by TenGrainBread
(Post 21330246)
If I owned this I would be unlikely to summon the cajones to actually go camping fully loaded with it. I assume so with most people. So to me this is more of a collectors item and "ready to ride" wouldn't matter as much.
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The Dujardin bicycle is one of the nicest made bicycles from France. Dujardin was a "Constructeur" of cyclotouring bikes in Paris from the 1930s through 1960s. Took over manufacture of Nivex derailleurs in the 1960s.
I have an example of one of his bicycles. |
Originally Posted by Sakkitfan
(Post 21573936)
The Dujardin bicycle is one of the nicest made bicycles from France. Dujardin was a "Constructeur" of cyclotouring bikes in Paris from the 1930s through 1960s. Took over manufacture of Nivex derailleurs in the 1960s.
I have an example of one of his bicycles. |
Originally Posted by twolve
(Post 21574260)
Awesome, do you have any photos of yours? I'd love see!
https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...1860c41204.jpg https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...18e3839f72.jpg https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...68bee2ac6a.jpg https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...640fd0d73b.jpg https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...08b3a349df.jpg https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...c8e60cf82b.jpg https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...79c9b8172a.jpg |
Oh my, that’s lovely!
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Nice bike. Was it shown at French Fender Day last year? I think I've seen pictures of it before.
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