This is the first of four articles by ‘L.F.’ in which he (or she) ran an eye over the exotic offerings on show at the bicycle salons of the winter of 1905-06. There was not much going on with derailleurs - but plenty of action with every other crazy transmission idea under the sun.

(Source gallica.bnf.fr/ Bibliothèque nationale de France)

• Publisher: T.C.F. Revue Mensuelle
• Country: France
• Date: February 1906
• Derailleur brands: Hirondelle, Terrot
• Derailleurs: none