Vélo du Tour de France 1937

Here is a Belgian competition bike from 1937. With an unknown Brand: AGLAVE.  This bike has been used till 1973,  The handle bar is  from the 50's. All the rest is into its original shape, original black paint with silver star like patern . This bicycle will be cleaned and will receive new old brake levers and will hit the road again

  

Chain tensioner super Champion, dated 1936/37

The First and original rear derailleur authorizerd in the "Tour de France" for the first time in 1937, brand; The Super Champion. Before this date, no derailleur were allowed on the Tour, the Super Champion was the only model to be accepted .

Super Champion three speeds free wheel

 Super Champion Chain tensionner 

Mount bracket for the tensioner

  AGLAVE Front brand plate with a Royal Crown as Belgian logo and some numbers "8015"

                              

Front break caliper

  Bronze wing nuts

 Simplex Shifters, the same year, simplex built an indexed shifter, Shimano had invented nothing, though this model isn't indexed, friction only.

 Heart touching Saint Christophe good luck charm with this prayer "protect us" the Tour was very dangerous back then

Here the oil filling hole for the bottom braket, no chain greaser

 Original Lyotard pedals

Sylvere Maes 1937

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Well, that's all for now folks;

C.U next post.

Ride hard ride far

 

 

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 Adrian