La Niçoise racing bike
From the small maker in Nice, "La Niçoise", a nice racing bike, equipped with very expensive parts : the very difficult to find and beautiful Simplex Juy 543 rear derailleur, with special stops on the frame for double cable, front derailleur Simplex lever-operated, Brooks B37 saddle (this is the lightweight version of the B17, with aluminium cantle, the cantle and saddle are excellent condition, very rare), fluted Durax cranks with Simplex rings. Mafac racer brakes. Very interesting frame details, fine gray/green stove enameled paint with gold lining, original transfers, very ornate lug details, special braze-ons, making for a very interesting frame. Wheels/handlebars non-original.
55,5 cm center of bottom bracket to center of top tube