And how does the chain oiler work? chris ioakimedes http://www.fattiretrading.com http://www.veloclubfairfax.com Fairfax California
-----Original Message----- From: classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org [mailto:classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org] On Behalf Of Peter Jourdain Sent: Monday, July 31, 2006 4:52 PM To: Festiva 90 LX; classicrendezvous@bikelist.org Subject: Re: [CR]New Member---le Chemineau
Hello, David--
While others, because of their seniority, are more entitled than I to welcome you to the CR List, welcome you are indeed, David.
I very much enjoyed the photos of your Chemineau. It is a lovely machine and you are SO FORTUNATE to have so much of the original equipment with it. I hope you don't mind a gaggle of questions---
1. Am I right in assuming the wheels are 650B?
2. You say the bike is about 50 years old---do you know the exact date of manufacture? Do you have any serial numbers that provide a clue?
3. What size frame is she? She looks about a 58cm or so from here.
4. I couldn't tell absolutely from the photos, but it seems like a 4-speed rear freewheel? What is the rear spacing?
Gotta love that giant cage on the rear derailleur's lower pulley!
Again, a lovely machine, and thanks for sharing it.
Cheers,
Peter Jourdain
Whitewater, Wisconsin
> I really enjoyed seeing the pictures of Le Cirque du
> Cyclisme. Was that held in North Carolina? I
> especially liked the Rene Herse touring bike and the
> other Randonneurs.
>
> I would like to share with you some pictures of my
> Chemineau. It is about 50 years old and still being
> used, in fact I rode it today. The Chemineaus were
> produced in St. Etienne in the French Alps, and the
> company may have been one of the first to market the
> derailleur shift system. The pictures are here:
> http://community.webshots.com/
> this bicycle used, when I was in high school, in
> 1955. I also have...[edit]
>
> David Lester
> Hartford, Ct., USA
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