FS: 1956 Rochet Champion du France 60cm frameset, sn 666777
06-24-23, 11:10 AM
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FS: 1956 Rochet Champion du France 60cm frameset, sn 666777
SOLD! to beech333, thx to everyone for the tips & support
$100 and I'll ship via Bike Flights, which will probable be about $75.
Sale includes frame, NON-ORIGINAL FORK, I believe a non-original headset, original Simplex suicide front derailleur, Mafac brakes, headset, random Specialized French BB with two spindle lengths which may/may not work for your needs. BB threads are good, but they are French. Does NOT include the stem or the junky wheels shown in the pictures. I believe it takes a 26.6mm seatpost, but you'll have to confirm this. Sale includes original sales receipt from Gene Portuesi's Detroit shop. I believe it's full Reynolds 531.
A little background: This was my late father's racing bike. He was quite the amateur track & road cyclist in the Dearborn, MI area in the late 50's. There's a long history with this bike, and my older brother & I have made some bad decisions through the years which has left it in the condition you see here. What is cool is that we saved the original sales receipts from Gene's shop in Detroit. My dad, Thom (Tom) Myall was coached by Gene Portuesi. I've debated restoring it, but when I did have it ride-able 15years ago (with flat bars, a random Specialized french BB that I found in Larry's parts bin at Noe Valley Cyclery in San Francisco) I found it a tad big for me (I ride a 58cm top tube) and it was a bit of a noodle, but I was amazed how well the Mafac brakes worked. I'd love it to go to a good home....
I posted about this bike last summer, if you do a search for Rochet you can read the post.
Thx
Patrick Myall
Please note: I CANNOT READ PRIVATE MESSAGES because I have less than 10 posts so I don't know how that affects this marketplace post. Hopefully I will get replies. This is the first time I've sold anything on Bike Forums, but I'm on eBay as dowheelies.
$100 and I'll ship via Bike Flights, which will probable be about $75.
Sale includes frame, NON-ORIGINAL FORK, I believe a non-original headset, original Simplex suicide front derailleur, Mafac brakes, headset, random Specialized French BB with two spindle lengths which may/may not work for your needs. BB threads are good, but they are French. Does NOT include the stem or the junky wheels shown in the pictures. I believe it takes a 26.6mm seatpost, but you'll have to confirm this. Sale includes original sales receipt from Gene Portuesi's Detroit shop. I believe it's full Reynolds 531.
A little background: This was my late father's racing bike. He was quite the amateur track & road cyclist in the Dearborn, MI area in the late 50's. There's a long history with this bike, and my older brother & I have made some bad decisions through the years which has left it in the condition you see here. What is cool is that we saved the original sales receipts from Gene's shop in Detroit. My dad, Thom (Tom) Myall was coached by Gene Portuesi. I've debated restoring it, but when I did have it ride-able 15years ago (with flat bars, a random Specialized french BB that I found in Larry's parts bin at Noe Valley Cyclery in San Francisco) I found it a tad big for me (I ride a 58cm top tube) and it was a bit of a noodle, but I was amazed how well the Mafac brakes worked. I'd love it to go to a good home....
I posted about this bike last summer, if you do a search for Rochet you can read the post.
Thx
Patrick Myall
Please note: I CANNOT READ PRIVATE MESSAGES because I have less than 10 posts so I don't know how that affects this marketplace post. Hopefully I will get replies. This is the first time I've sold anything on Bike Forums, but I'm on eBay as dowheelies.
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06-24-23, 11:35 AM
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Extremely cool and rare. One could spend a pretty penny getting it back to standard.
06-24-23, 11:46 AM
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I believe we helped you out with this over in the Classic & Vintage valuation forum last year when you posted about it. I just wanted to drop in to let you know there's a separate C&V classified section under the main forum up there:
Classic and Vintage Sales - Bike Forums
Might get more traction there, as we're a pretty niche crowd in that forum and a lot of interested folks might not wander down here to the regular classifieds.
Cheers!
-Gregory
Classic and Vintage Sales - Bike Forums
Might get more traction there, as we're a pretty niche crowd in that forum and a lot of interested folks might not wander down here to the regular classifieds.
Cheers!
-Gregory
06-24-23, 11:52 AM
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Tempting and I have a lot of the French parts needed to get this bike up and running. I like fixing up old French bikes though this is older than anything I've tackled up until now. It's a shade larger than I like though.
Was this measured 60 cm center to center or center to top?
Was this measured 60 cm center to center or center to top?
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06-24-23, 06:49 PM
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Serial number alone is worth $100!
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06-25-23, 02:01 PM
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Frame mesurements and few more pictures
seat tube measures 60cm center to top, and top tube is about 60cm center to center. Here's a few more pictures of frame boxed up.
06-25-23, 06:39 PM
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I sent a message in the other posting, but I am interested.
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