Paris Tour de France - 1948
Owned by: Patricia
Killiard
| Frame | Paris Tour de France 19” road
frame No. 2380 (1948); 21” top tube; 15
¾”
chainstays with Stallard ends front and rear; braze-ons: pump pegs
behind seat tube to one side, cable guides beneath top tube,
‘ring’ mudguard eyes; twin-plate fork
crown. |
| Wheels | 26” Conloy Asp rims on Blumfield SF G/F
hubs 32/40 with 15/17 DB
spokes |
| Chainset | Chater Lea 6 ½” round crank
chainset with 42t ring |
| Pedals | Boa with Christophe clips and straps |
| Gears | Simplex 5-speed Tour de France with Simplex
down-tube lever |
| Brakes | Universal with early GB levers |
| Stem/Bars | GB alloy spearpoint with Capo Berta bars |
| Saddle | Brooks Swallow |
 Above: Small head on this frame with
the bi-laminates joined. These are the early pattern
|
 Above: Image
showing distinctive 'Paris' stencil work and tri-colour on twin-plate
for crown. Frame features 'Eiffel Tower' transfer on seat
tube
(also see left)
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round cranks Boa pedals and Simplex 5-speed
Tour de France rear changer
Paris stripped down to single-speed to take part in London Tweed Run, November 2011
Simplex gear later replaced