Originally Posted by
non-fixie
Yes, and without the chain guards but with drop bars they were usually called "semi-race", I believe. But there were no fixed rules, as "marketing" was already a thing back then.
Here is an article from the "Kampioen", which shows a whole range of models from various companies:
Moet er een nieuwe fiets komen?
Thanks for the link, very educative!
Originally Posted by
non-fixie
Yes, those are the examples I meant to find.
Locomotief made some nice ones as well. Search for "Locomotief Tour de France".
I think this was originally one. Bontekoe was a Locomotief dealer, and my guess is that he also got 'blank frames' from them to brand as his own.
That's a nice Bontekoe! Too small for you, unfortunately, isn't is?
Have you seen this one
here?