Unknown Race bike

[quasimodo0815]

Hello,

I m new in this forum and I'm looking for information about a bike that currently is a wall-hanger in my living room. I posted it in many places but nobody could identify it so far. The bike is a race bike and I have only a few information. It's supposed to be produced in the 1940s and it's maybe a French or a Belgium made race bike (I got it from a Gentlemen in Belgium). It could be that the bike was built directly after or during the WW II with parts available at that time but this I don't know. It seems to be in original condition and consists of high quality parts from different countries. It has a Titan handlebar, early Weinmann Brakes, Lyotard pedals (B15 / TDF?) a Regina Gand Sport tooth discs (rear) a Super Champeon 4 gear (directly mounted on the frame), Aloy hubs (Made in France), Stronglight cranc (extra sport) and the Saddle is a Brooks Champion B17 Standard. The head badges can't be read anymore only the last character can be seen clearly as an "R". On the beginning the first character could be M. Every Information about the bike or its brand is highly appreciated.

[Munny]

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[Munny]

The Titan handlebars is helping to put a date on the machine

Titan ornished their handlebars with famous belgians and their victories
2 names appeared later on these handlebars
- Briek Schotte, 2 times world champion with first time in 1948
- Rik Van Steenbergen, 3 times world champion, with first time in 1949

The black eagle, Marcel Kint was world champion 1938
Sylvere Maes won his first tour in 1936, would have won in 37 if that tour had been fair, 38 saw the organisation changing the rules to prevent another belgian win but this was shortlived since Sylvère won again in 1939

Given the interuption i'd date the bike at about 1947

[Munny]

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[Munny]

The lugs


Seen on several belgian bike brands.
WWithin others, already seen on a "The Bristol - England", a brand made in Limburg (Belgium) and, by the way, used by one of the missing world champion name on your handlebars (hopefully, Titan stopped this habit, otherwise they would have to foresee big big bars)

This is a Belgian bike
I need to continue with other details

[Munny]

2 elements
- The Regina Gran Sport freewheel. Had it been a french bike, you'd seen in preference a Moyne or some other french brand. This could have been change later on
- The way the drop outs are brazed to the pipes.
French builders didn't use this nice looking smooth way of welding. The pipe would have been crudely cut open and the drop out passing on the external sides



These are belgian butterflies

Also in Belgium, at the time, just post war, we imported the best brakes from the last country producing them : Switzerland and the brake levers are the early examples of Weinmann.

It would be french, you'd see Lam brakes or something like

I've an idea about a little and old belgian brand, starting and ending with R, however better pictures of the badges could help.

I'm jaleous of this really nice example of the best of that time

[quasimodo0815]

Head badges are not readable. First letter could be M or N. Thanks for providing all your knowledge? 👍

[quasimodo0815]

Here you see the best part of the badge. By the way do you think that the rings are related to Olympics 1948 somehow?