Originally Posted by
juvela
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canst envision it all nowe...
Titlist front mech
Allvit stern mech
Apex chainset
MAFAC calipers
Fratelli Pietra arrestor leve
Routens pillar
Tron e Berthet LXXX selle
pedales Lyotard Berthet
moyeux Maxicar
potence Philippe
jantes Record
rayons Robergel Trois Etioles
chaine Brampton (France)
roue libre Cyclo 64 cinque V
Verot P3 jeu de direction
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Excellent list.
Some items, like a Thron & Berthet saddle, are fairly sure to end up on the bike, but others will be largely determined by the wheelbase.
If short, then light weight seems logical, so Simplex Prestige / MAFAC / Normandy high-flange / Stronglight 49D / Lyotard 460D come to mind. In the vein of this Liberia:
If slightly longer, a more touring-oriented selection would be nice, in which case Allvit / Léfol / Weinmann / TA / Lyotard Berthet / Maxi-car may be alternatives. More like this seventies' Singer:
And then there's the Third Way: go full BQ restomod, like this CYFAC (the brand Francis Quillon started after his career at Méral):
