>At 3:14 PM -0700 11/25/06, Bob Hanson wrote:
> share his impressions and possibly even more photos,
>once the bike arrives. The auction photo only leaves me wanting to see
>more:
>
>http://i3.ebayimg.com/03/i/000/79/46/1c35_1.JPG
>
>Always hungry for eye-candy.
A very similar Caminargent is featured in our book "The Golden Age of Handbuilt Bicycles." The book even shows a Caminargent totally disassembled (in fact, I believe the disassembled bike in the book is the bike that was for sale).
It appears they made quite a few - the process with straight-cut tubes and cast lugs was designed for series-production. Very interesting nonetheless.
Those who have ridden them felt they were much too flexible for reasonable riding. However, a few frames participated in the 1930s technical trials, so they must have been rideable and held up on very poor roads. -- Jan Heine Editor Bicycle Quarterly 140 Lakeside Ave #C Seattle WA 98122 http://www.bikequarterly.com