About Ebykr
Ebykr celebrates classic and vintage lightweight bicycles through provoking imagery and opinion. Let's roll together!
Stan Laferrière, Owner
- Rene Herse Frameset
- Rene Herse & Cyclo Drivetrain
- Ava & Brooks Cockpit
- Maxi-Car & Super Champion Wheelset
| Frame: | Rene Herse, minimized lugs and dropouts, fender mounts, Reynolds 531 steel |
| Fork: | Rene Herse, minimized square crown, oval blades, fender mounts, Reynolds 531 steel |
| Headset: | Stronglight Competition, steel |
| Handlebar: | Ava, randonneur drop, aluminum |
| Stem: | Rene Herse, center cutout, two bolt, aluminum |
| Brake Levers: | Mafac, open back, aluminum |
| Brake Calipers: | Rene Herse, second generation cantilever, aluminum |
| Saddle: | Brooks Professional, ventilated, steel rails |
| Saddle Post: | French, aluminum |
| Crank: | Rene Herse, triple chainring, aluminum |
| Chainrings: | Rene Herse, 48/40/28 tooth, aluminum |
| Freewheel: | Maillard 4 speed, steel |
| Bottom Bracket: | Rene Herse, steel |
| Front Derailleur: | Rene Herse, steel cage, aluminum lever |
| Rear Derailleur: | Le Cyclo 4 speed, aluminum |
| Chain: | Vito, steel |
| Hubs: | Maxi-Car, high flange, 36 hole, aluminum |
| Rims: | Super Champion, 700c, 36 hole, aluminum |
| Spokes: | 36X by 3X cross pattern, steel |
| Pedals: | Roger Piel, aluminum |
| Toe Clips: | Lapize, steel |
| Toe Clip Straps: | Lapize, leather |
| Extras: | Rene Herse front rack, steel; Lefol Sport fenders, aluminum; Lucifer dynamo block, steel lamp, aluminum generator; Soubitez rear light, aluminum; Bluemels pump, plastic; Bell wing nuts, aluminum; bar wrap with shellac, cotton; Phillipe bar plugs, aluminum; original cable housing; TA Specialites replacement water bottle cage, aluminum; Sigg replacement water bottle, aluminum; Panaracer Pasela Tour Guard replacement tires, 32c; |
| Notes: | Black finish, gold striping on frame and fork, gold manufacturer lettering on head and down tubes |
| Size: | 55cm top tube center-center, 55cm seat tube center-center |
| Weight: | 9.5kg |
Special Thanks
Stan Laferrière
D’une beauté rare! Pictures don’t open please fix!
[…] Unlike some other French cyclo-artisans of his era – Singer, Herse, Goëland, et al – Caminade is relatively unknown today; but he must have been a familiar name to cyclists during his peak years, even if they had never seen one of his distinctive machines, for M. Caminade appears to have been a sharp and relentless marketer. Begin with the name of his bicycle line: most Caminade velos were sold under the "Caminargent" moniker, a clever combination of words with multiple meanings. There was also his practice of embedding the company logo into the heads of the frame's fasteners and of course there were the ads, which apparently were everywhere. […]