[CR] Extraordinary drivetrain on early 20th C French racer on eBay

(Example: Framebuilders:Brian Baylis)

Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2009 11:57:44 +0000
From: "Wyndham Pulman-Jones" <simonpj@mac.com>
To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: [CR] Extraordinary drivetrain on early 20th C French racer on eBay


On French eBay, No: 320334382247

A bike listed as from the 1940's, but must be considerably earlier. With an extraordinary set up that replaces the chain and the drive-side chainstay with a huge cog directly joining the crank-mounted chainwheel and the drive cog on the rear axle. Presumably all for the sake of drivetrain efficiency.

Is this a one-off?

Wyndham Pulman-Jones
Girton, Cambs., UK.