The Bicycles:
 

Man bicycle

Réf.: V39

 
I found it in june 2000 in Mesnil Saint-Denis, Yvelines, France  

GRIFFON is a french mark who dates of before 1900.

The head badge represents the mythical animal perched on a wheel.

 

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Details and pieces:

 

700 cm wooden rims for stuck tubulars.

HUTCHINSON tubulars.

Race pedals with toe-clip.

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 2 gears by rear wheel reversal

The fixing system allows the fast reversal of the rear wheel and the automatic adjustment of the chain tension on a different gearwheel.

Advertising published in L'Officiel des Automobiles, Cycles et Motocycles from the 9 august 1936:

 

Front and rear brakes with BOWDEN TOURIST shoes.

 

 

 

Wooden mudguard.

Steel handlebar.

 About the GRIFFON mark:

 

 
The Bicycles: