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HIRONDELLE
HISTORY
1916
System bike
Saint-Etienne, France
DESCRIPTION
Sublime copy dating from 1916 for this Hirondelle with retro-direct system.
Two speeds: one when pedaling normally, the other when pedaling in the opposite direction.
Two inverted freewheels allow this ingenious system.
Patented in 1903 by Manufrance
56cm frame
650C wheels with balloon tires
Rear brake patented and signed ManufranceSaint Etienne
Acetylene lamp that works!
Superb original condition for this mythical bike with a retro-direct system which lasted until the end of the 1930s in the Manufrance catalogue.























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