The brake housing stops at the internal routing.
Back brake works just fine.
I like to sell bikes as found, and leave the next owner to do any adjusting up and down of saddle legthening of chain, etc, messing about that he likes. You have to leave some pleasure to the buyer, and a bit of period French oil under the finger nails is SOOOO sexy.
No, seriously, leaving the bike as found shows that I haven't messed it around, changed any parts, modified the parts or the patina in any way, it is 100 % original.
Pink bicycles were all the fashion in France for a time, TdF Merciers were pink, so to me this bike epitomises a certain French aesthetic for this period.
Come to think of it weren't there some pink Cadillacs in the US? And they weren't all ladies cars, they just corresponded to the taste of the time.
On a more general approach, it's a pity that the Rene Herse bashers out there seem to have a louder voice and are capable of longer diatribes than the RH lovers.
Maybe I'll start a bit of Colnago bashing to stirr up a bit of trouble. By the way, lovers of Italian bikes, that RH has a Cinelli BB, I just uploaded an extra photo.
Basically it's just a question of taste, either you are open to the aesthetics of the following photo and appreciative of the intrinsic quality of the workmanship on the bike or you aren't...
http://www.reneherse.com/
Alexander March Bordeaux France
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