I love the look and idea of the Carinargent(Introduced around 1934-35 in France). It has octagonal tubing that are held together by lugs that clamp with bolts. So the frame can be completely disassembled. It is aluminum and with some time and delicate love, it can be polished to a beautiful shine. I have never … Continue reading Caminade Caminargent city bike
1950 Barra aluminum bike on Ebay
Barra on Ebay Here(not our bike)Made by Nicolas Barra, welded aluminum French bike. beautiful. sellers description-"53 cms seat tube c/c53 cms top tube c/cseat post full integratedflattened tube on the rearideale leather alloy 58 saddlestronglight single cranksetsimplex alloy rear derailleurlam brakeset and pads with special spokes in place of cablesrear brake cable throught the seattubesuper … Continue reading 1950 Barra aluminum bike on Ebay
Wingnut with a lock
This is a first for me, I have never seen this anti-theft device before. Nieman, 1940-1950s French.
CLB 1950s catalog
A very interesting crank shorting adapter. From the illustrations, it allows a young lady to ride I bicycle that is too big for her. I didn't realize CLB offered so many different chainguards.