ROCHET / Super Special
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DATE: 1954
COUNTRY: FRANCE
WEIGHT: 10 KG / 22 LB
FRAME HEIGHT: 56 CM / 22,0 INCH
GEARS: 2 x 4, Simplex
CONDITION: 2 - 3
- this Rochet Super Special once owned by an amateur racer
- brazed from high-grade Reynolds 531 tubes
- the fork lugs and dropouts are chromium plated
- fitted with a steel Simplex derailleur Juy 51
- a second gearshift cable screwed to the end of the first to overcome the spring pressure of the derailleur cage allowing limited slack in the chain
- the cranks "double-clanger" is operated directly by a lever clamped low down on the seat tube
- the time a well competitive bike in amateur races
THIS BIKE APPEARS IN
- Cyclepedia - Application - The Competition Bicycle, a Photographic History - J. Heine, J.-P. Praderes - Vintage Bicycle Press - 2008
EXHIBITIONS
- MAK 2013
Condition report
Paintwork and general information:
scratched in places, chipped, handle: leather brittle, incomplete
Gears:
soiled
Tubes /Tyres:
old but in order
Saddle:
leather saddle
19.05.2015 - 18:00
- Realized price: **
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EUR 3,000.-
- Starting bid:
-
EUR 1,500.-
ROCHET / Super Special
DATE: 1954
COUNTRY: FRANCE
WEIGHT: 10 KG / 22 LB
FRAME HEIGHT: 56 CM / 22,0 INCH
GEARS: 2 x 4, Simplex
CONDITION: 2 - 3
- this Rochet Super Special once owned by an amateur racer
- brazed from high-grade Reynolds 531 tubes
- the fork lugs and dropouts are chromium plated
- fitted with a steel Simplex derailleur Juy 51
- a second gearshift cable screwed to the end of the first to overcome the spring pressure of the derailleur cage allowing limited slack in the chain
- the cranks "double-clanger" is operated directly by a lever clamped low down on the seat tube
- the time a well competitive bike in amateur races
THIS BIKE APPEARS IN
- Cyclepedia - Application - The Competition Bicycle, a Photographic History - J. Heine, J.-P. Praderes - Vintage Bicycle Press - 2008
EXHIBITIONS
- MAK 2013
Condition report
Paintwork and general information:
scratched in places, chipped, handle: leather brittle, incomplete
Gears:
soiled
Tubes /Tyres:
old but in order
Saddle:
leather saddle
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| Auction: | Bicycles from the embacher-collection |
| Auction type: | Saleroom auction |
| Date: | 19.05.2015 - 18:00 |
| Location: | Wien | Palais Dorotheum |
| Exhibition: | 09.05. - 19.05.2015 |
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