⭕ Rene Herse Sportif made in 1949.

This is a unique chance to get a beautiful and rare 1940s Rene Herse, especially in a 700C size. They dont come that often on eBay, especially in this condition. This Sportif originally was owned by the director of the French subsidiary of Champion, maker of spark plugs. He had two identical bikes, one for events, the other as a back-up. This bike has all the original Rene Herse components and is a top-of-the-line model. Everything mounted on it is extremely difficult to come by, from the close to NOS condition Lefol Le Paon 700C fenders to the Philippe bar plugs, not mentionning the perfect condition Herse components. One Reynolds stickers is missing on one side of the fork, I will provide this sticker.
•Rene Herse frame with cyclo/front derailleur hangers with reinforced star-shaped braze-ons
?54.5cm c-c * 54.5cm c-c
•Rene Herse stem 8cm c-c
•Rene Herse 1st gen. triple crankset 48*36*24 (rare)
•Rene Herse bottom bracket
•Rene Herse Cyclo 4V derailleur (modified with a greaser)
•Rene Herse cantilever brakes and straddle cable hangers
•Rene Herse seatpost
•Rene Herse front derailleur, long reach
•Rene Herse lever (you can still adjust the Cyclo cable)
•Rene Herse front rack
•Rene Herse bolts (rack/seatpost/stem/crank)
•Stronglight P3 headset
•Sonn-Nett bell

•Maxi-Car first generation hubs laced on Super Champion rims
•Philippe Randonneur handlebar
•Philippe bar plugs
•Mafac open back brake levers
•Lefol Le Paon 700C fenders
•Brooks Profesionnal saddle
•Lucifer front dynamo/light
•Soubitez rear light
•Bell (?) wing-nuts (no marking)
•Atom freewhell 4V
•Panaracer Tires (not pictured)
•Sanzax pedals/Ad-hoc pump and Wolber tires not inluded