René André

[Romuald]

René André est un solide rouleur. En 1936, pour Narcisse, il gagna avec son épouse le concours technique en catégorie tandem. Au début des années 1940, il est l'un des premiers à acheter un vélo Herse et devient l'un des plus éminents cyclistes de l'équipe Herse. Il gagne la Poly de Chanteloup en 1941, des cyclo-cross et d'autres compétitions...
Après la guerre, René André ouvrira sa propre boutique et commencera à construire des vélos. Ses cadres seront réalisés par "Barbichet", un cadreur qui travaille également pour Goeland et d'autres constructeurs.

Autres constructeurs, CNC?



René André et Lily Herse au Cross de Clamard en 1945.

[Romuald]

Vous avez compris, ce fil cherche à dénouer l'écheveau de la filiation de la "facture française" (oui oui, ça tricote ;D ).

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Peter,

I think by your timeline - the 1970s through 1980s - many of the older French "cadreurs" had gone out of business/died/retired.

In the 1940s and 1950s, there were dozens in Paris alone, who made only frames, no paint, no decals. They worked for various pros, but also some smaller constructeurs, who then added their braze-ons, racks and other parts.

Examples include

Bianco, from whom Alex Singer learned his craft
"Le Barbichet" (Monsieur Huret) who is mentioned in the current VBQ in the article about Goeland
Ducheron also seems to have built bikes for various makers, including the famous "yellow" bikes of the Tour de France for those who didn't bring their own.

There were many others. Their names have faded into obscurity because their bikes were anonymous. Even during your timeframe, there were numerous smaller makers, some better than others. Names like Cadiou, and others I don't recall off the top of my head.

I doubt that many pros went to CNC - too big a shop from what I
understand. They seem to have specialized in more series-produced bikes for other manufacturers, like Match in the U.S. in the 1990s.

I suspect the only reason CNC is known in the U.S. is because of
Konlin/De la Rosa's book "The Custom Bicycle." Unfortunately, the
authors only visited the shops that were well-known in the U.S.
during the bike boom, which by definition meant larger shops.
Especially in France, they seem to have known little about the
"local" bike scene - and they missed both Alex Singer and Rene Herse.
--
Jan Heine, Seattle
Editor/Publisher
Vintage Bicycle Quarterly
c/o Il Vecchio Bicycles
140 Lakeside Ave, Ste. C
Seattle WA 98122
www.vintagebicyclepress.com

[filoo]

Jun 2, 2013 23:07:05 GMT 2 Romuald said:

René André est un solide rouleur (...)

La preuve:

Pour finir, et encourager notre modestie, citons quelques performances et records d'il y a cinquante ans, qui laissent rêveurs :

Edmond FRANS - 29 fois champion de vitesse et poursuite 12" aux 200m, 34"2/10 aux 500 m 31" aux 500m derrière derny
René ANDRÉ - 1'15" au Km, 5'35" aux 4km en poursuite
Edmond BROWAEYS - 40km 311 sur l'heure
Roger SEIGNEURIOUX - 50km en 1h 17'
Robert CHAGNON - 10"4/10 sur 100m départ arrêté.

Cité à l'occasion de la célébration des 50ans du VCVP (Vélo-Club de Vétérans Parisiens)

Trouvé dans les archives de la Cipale, sur le site du VCVP

50 ans du VCVP

[Romuald]

Réclame de janvier 1967



Le 20 de la rue Maridor de nos jours.