Thursday, February 14, 2013

Wishful Shopping - Rene Herse Randonneuse

While I don't need another bicycle I've been air shopping for Alex Singers and Rene Herse randonnee frames via ebay. Here's a beautiful 1975 randonneuring bike from the Rene Herse workshop.  If you're a pure road cyclist and you've never seen a Rene Herse, check out all the bike's unique, rando specific features: custom front rack, integrated lighting system, polished mafac racer brakes, full metal fenders, maxicar hubs, etc.  In the event of a zombie apocalypse, a Rene Herse randonnee would make the perfect getaway rig. 







 

  














If you're interested in reading a history of the Rene Herse workshop, check out this handsome new tome by Compass Press.
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3 comments:

  1. Anonymous5:03 PM

    Didn't you post up about a new Vanilla randonee bike not all that long ago!

    Talk about an embarrassment of riches. ;-)

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  2. Lesli Larson6:00 PM

    Anon-

    No riches here. The Rene Herse is a "wishful" purchase via ebay (not mine). Here's the original post on my much loved Vanilla custom: http://www.archivalclothing.com/2011/01/shopping-from-future-vanilla-custom.html

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  3. Anonymous4:43 PM

    LL,

    A very sweet bicycle. And much respect--really enjoyed the PBP postings.

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