J. Lavenu reports that 34 machines completed the seventh Championnat de la Bicyclette Polymultiplié, held on the 25th of April 1925. This number was composed of:

• 23 bikes equipped with derailleur gears.
• 1 floating chain design
• 1 bi-chain design.
• 7 designs using ‘English’ hub gears
• 2 designs using gearing at the bottom bracket.

The derailleur is clearly king.

I like the picture of the dudes in their thick, prickly, woolen jackets, coats and hats inspecting the bikes after arrival. They have the hands-in-pockets look of sullen, sceptical, farmers pretending that they have been overcharged at a livestock auction.

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

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• Publisher: T.C.F. Revue Mensuelle
• Country: France
• Date: September 1925
• Derailleur brands: Peugeot
• Derailleurs: nothing specific