Paul de Vivie toured the bicycle shows of the winter of 1908-9. This is the first of two resulting articles.

In it, he is politely sceptical about those effete English bicycles - all glowing enamel and shining chrome. His taste runs to the real French touring bicycles with rugged multi-geared transmissions, wide tyres, caliper brakes and proper carriers.

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

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• Publisher: T.C.F. Revue Mensuelle
• Country: France
• Date: January 1909
• Derailleur brands: de Vivie, Hirondelle, Peugeot, Terrot
• Derailleurs: none