What French bike do you think it is?
01-20-22, 01:43 PM
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What French bike do you think it is?
Here are some old pics of the cranks off of the unbranded road frame that I found abandoned when I was 16. The frame was thrown out a long time ago due to it having a stuck seatpost and having multiple large dents. I am still wondering what bike it is. I do believe that it is french and it was obviously very low end with very simple lug designs. The brake bridge was just a metal plate that was welded on top of the seatstays, like many super cheap 10 speeds had.
It had Huret derailleurs, a Pivo stem, and Weinmann brakes and levers. It also had a leather seat, which is pictured here.
It had Huret derailleurs, a Pivo stem, and Weinmann brakes and levers. It also had a leather seat, which is pictured here.
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Here are some old pics of the cranks off of the unbranded road frame that I found abandoned when I was 16. The frame was thrown out a long time ago due to it having a stuck seatpost and having multiple large dents. I am still wondering what bike it is. I do believe that it is french and it was obviously very low end with very simple lug designs. The brake bridge was just a metal plate that was welded on top of the seatstays, like many super cheap 10 speeds had.
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Knowing the geographical area where you found this as well as the year when you were 16 would be a slight help, but I'm afraid you'll have to do with guesses. I believe that leather saddles were standard up until the early 1970s. I'd go with odds that it's a Peugeot, but my memory is that the lower end bikes had Simplex mechs, and Mafac brakes. Also, most of them had 3 arm cranks.
I hope this isn't keeping you awake at night.
I hope this isn't keeping you awake at night.
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Knowing the geographical area where you found this as well as the year when you were 16 would be a slight help, but I'm afraid you'll have to do with guesses. I believe that leather saddles were standard up until the early 1970s. I'd go with odds that it's a Peugeot, but my memory is that the lower end bikes had Simplex mechs, and Mafac brakes. Also, most of them had 3 arm cranks.
I hope this isn't keeping you awake at night.
I hope this isn't keeping you awake at night.
01-20-22, 07:09 PM
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Gitane club racers used a similar crankset in the 70s. But yeah, it'll be hard say with certainty who the original builder was as those cranks were probably used as OEM on a number of manufacturer's bikes.
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plate style seat stay bridges are not especially common on Frankish products
MICMO (Gitane) is one major manufacturer who employed them on some models...
two other major Frankish fabricators who fitted plate type bridges on some models were Manufrance & Motobecane
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plate style seat stay bridges are not especially common on Frankish products
MICMO (Gitane) is one major manufacturer who employed them on some models...
two other major Frankish fabricators who fitted plate type bridges on some models were Manufrance & Motobecane
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the bottom bracket assembly on this raptor is from Thomas D. Cross & Sons Ltd of Birmingham
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the bottom bracket assembly on this raptor is from Thomas D. Cross & Sons Ltd of Birmingham
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