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Man's bicycles with fixed gearwheels

Réf.: V28 et V33

 

They are two man's bicycles with fixed gearwheels, i.e. that there is no freehub. The pedals turn permanently according to the speed of the rear wheel.

This model goes back to 1900 and the chance made that I could save two specimens, found the same year but at two different places: one assembled with steel rims and steel mudguard and the second assembled in wooden rims and wooden mudguard.

 

 

The head badge shows us the Peugeot lion which is held on an arrow, in front of a spoke's wheel.

 

I propose the details of them on two columns:

 

I found the first in april 1999 in Aulnay-sur-Mauldre, Yvelines, France.

 

I found the second in august 1999 in Rivarennes, Indre, France.

 

Extract from the 1900 Peugeot catalogue:


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  It misses approximately a third of the rear rim and front rim very fragile.

 

Details et pieces:

Man's frame, engraved 49.424 on the vertical tube under the saddle.

BAURIAT saddle.

Steel handlebar without stem.

No brakes.

No lighting.

Steel front mudguard which stops above the fork. Steel rear mudguard. There was a number plate on the rear mudguard.

No chain-gard nor casing.

BRAMPTON chain with double roller, gray color metal.

PEUGEOT fixed gearwheel rear hub.

700 X 35 C PEUGEOT front wheel, rims with profile "chapeau de gendarme ", attaches by nut.


 

Details et pieces:

Man's frame, engraved 63.811 on the vertical tube under the saddle. If it's serial number, this is then younger than the first.

PEUGEOT saddle.

Steel handlebar without stem.

No brakes.

No lighting.

Wooden front mudguard which stops above the fork. Wooden rear mudguard.

No chain-gard nor casing.

BRAMPTON chain with double roller, gray color metal.

Wooden front and rear wheel.

  BERGOUGNAN - LE GAULOIS tires

Extract from the april 1922 J. Hammond, Mouter & Cie catalogue:

Catalogue Bergougnan

It is rather exceptional to find in a very correct state this pair of tires dating from the years 1920.  

 

The first bicycle after the restoration :

 

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I restored the first to be able to cycle with it and to thus familiarize me with a bicycle with fixed gearwheel and without brake, typical of the beginning of the 20th century.

 
Extract from the book "Ma petite bicyclette, sa pratique" - Baudry de Saunier - 1925

How Mr. Baudry de Saunier in his edition of 1925 indicates it, the restfoot screwed on the rear axis is obsolete!

In fact I ensure you that starting in this way on a so large frame, is not easy.

 

About the PEUGEOT mark:

 


   
 
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