1963 Rene Herse
02-08-22, 10:43 PM
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1963 Rene Herse
Most of my collection has comparable sales and I can come up with a fair market value. This bike (and one other) is a bit harder to pinpoint a price on. This is 100% NOT for sale, please don't PM me.
1963 Rene Herse, with 95% original parts from the same era, Huret, Stronglight, Philippe, Campy "No Record" hubs, ect. I added the racks and brass fenders.
thanks!
1963 Rene Herse, with 95% original parts from the same era, Huret, Stronglight, Philippe, Campy "No Record" hubs, ect. I added the racks and brass fenders.
thanks!
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02-09-22, 06:07 AM
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That’s a beautiful bicycle. I am always amazed at the level of detail on the RH frames.
Just a note, the right rear brake pad is installed backwards.
Just a note, the right rear brake pad is installed backwards.
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02-09-22, 06:17 AM
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Worth keeping and riding.
Name your price when the time comes
Name your price when the time comes
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02-09-22, 08:51 AM
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thank you for posting
brake levers appear to have been altered to extend reach
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thank you for posting
brake levers appear to have been altered to extend reach
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02-10-22, 09:54 PM
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I'm surprised we haven't gotten more responses about this beautiful bike. Perhaps @Vonruden might have a finger on the pulse of Herse prices.
I'm also surprised at the number of fairly tall Herse and Singer bikes that show up from time to time. My size: Color me envious. (green I suppose)
Brent
I'm also surprised at the number of fairly tall Herse and Singer bikes that show up from time to time. My size: Color me envious. (green I suppose)
Brent
02-11-22, 11:19 AM
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I'm surprised we haven't gotten more responses about this beautiful bike. Perhaps @Vonruden might have a finger on the pulse of Herse prices.
I'm also surprised at the number of fairly tall Herse and Singer bikes that show up from time to time. My size: Color me envious. (green I suppose)
Brent
I'm also surprised at the number of fairly tall Herse and Singer bikes that show up from time to time. My size: Color me envious. (green I suppose)
Brent
02-11-22, 11:25 AM
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Photo’s from my Instagram account back in March of 2019. Think thats when I sold her.
02-11-22, 12:14 PM
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If you bought it in the last 5 years, the value might have changed a little, but what you paid for it, is probably about what it's worth.
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02-11-22, 01:40 PM
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I did add a few things and clean it a bit, I really like how original it was.
02-11-22, 01:45 PM
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You did really well with it. If it was larger, I would never have sold it. As it sits, I would say $4 - 5K range. you just can’t find em to often in larger sizes. If it were mine, I would get the reproduction Herse Stem and cranks.
02-11-22, 01:48 PM
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02-11-22, 03:30 PM
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Very Nice bike.
Schrader valves?1?
I would work to improve the fender line, not up to RH standard.
Schrader valves?1?
I would work to improve the fender line, not up to RH standard.
02-12-22, 08:10 AM
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Very nice bike. I know nothing about these bikes other than that. I like the brass fenders with the color of the frame. I have just finished my Motobecane in a burnt metallic orange/red and am ordering hammered copper(plated) fenders for it for the same type of look. It will be my only French touring bike other than my daughter’s bike that is in my fleet.
02-12-22, 10:55 AM
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Very nice bike. I know nothing about these bikes other than that. I like the brass fenders with the color of the frame. I have just finished my Motobecane in a burnt metallic orange/red and am ordering hammered copper(plated) fenders for it for the same type of look. It will be my only French touring bike other than my daughter’s bike that is in my fleet.
02-13-22, 07:29 PM
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As for the rear rack, it looks to me as if the only thing preventing it from starting to rotate is the resistance offered by the mudguard to a bolt. I hope I'm wrong. (I probably am.)
M A V , the bike looks just right for 150+ km rides. How does it feel?
02-14-22, 04:39 AM
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what a beuty!
02-14-22, 05:13 PM
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(There are vanishingly few Herse bikes hereabouts for me to ogle. Perhaps there's one Herse bike on the road for every fifty Cherubim bikes, and one Cherubim bike for every fifty Specialized bikes. And while I know of the recent coffee-table book about Herse bikes, my bookshelves are already groaning.)
If indeed a set-up is not as originally built/intended, well, that's not necessarily a bad thing if the bike is for riding rather than display. I imagine that the (non-Herse!) frame I'm riding these days would originally have been fitted with Sturmey-Archer or Benelux Cyclo gearing: I might consider switching to either if it appeared under a Christmas tree, but the bike and I are happy with Suntour gearing that's more than a decade younger.
11-04-22, 01:34 AM
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It's a "Federal" model, the least expensive, exported out of country of origin, evidenced by the "made in France" painted on the downtube..
It would Not have had RH stem or cranks or brakes. It is originally and specifically a modest yet fully functional build. As a result, it lacks the numerous RH "upgrades" suc
It would Not have had RH stem or cranks or brakes. It is originally and specifically a modest yet fully functional build. As a result, it lacks the numerous RH "upgrades" suc
I have similar Rene Herse and I contacted Rene Herse and got these infos from there.
all the best
Toni
11-04-22, 11:52 AM
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No apology necessary in my opinion. As I always point out, I'd have had no idea this thread even existed had you not contributed to it. And you added some good info. Win/win!
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