Vit Steel Bottle Cage: 1950's French - Downtube Clamp - Self Locking Spring (Near Mint+)
Vit Steel Bottle Cage: 1950's French - Downtube Clamp - Self Locking Spring (Near Mint+) is backordered and will ship as soon as it is back in stock.
Item Condition
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Vit Steel Bottle Cage: 1950's French - Downtube Clamp - Self Locking Spring (Near Mint+) is backordered and will ship as soon as it is back in stock.
Description
Description
This high end French bidon cage from the 1950's seems to have been marketed towards the racing and cyclotouring markets. It is steel, yet it's quite lightweight. It has a spring at the top that expands when you insert a bottle to hold it in place, while the competition from Coloral, Reg, etc all had clamps you had to manually secure/release. It features an upper hoop triangle designed to hold a plastic TA-style bottle in place (cages designed for aluminum bottles were simple loops at top with no upper holder).
One racing team known for using Vit bottles was Follis. This is a top choice for your racing or randonneuse bicycles from Rene Herse, Alex Singer, Camille Daudon, Paul Charrel, Jo Routens, etc
Attached is a scan from Daniel Rebour's drawing from the 1954 Salon De Paris featuring this cage
Condition
Near mint or better, possibly unused. Chrome is in lovely condition with small spots of minor aging. Show bike worthy! Note that the clamp bolt/nut are modern
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