French Made "Liberia" Road Bike

[55ColumbiaBuilt]

Here's my latest project. 24 1/2 inch (62cm) frame.

It has Pelissier hubs, Sugio Mighty Competition crankset, Mafac brakes, Suntour Cyclone derailleurs, Fiamme neck (Italian), and Cinelli handlebars (also Italian).

It also has one ugly, but all original paint job. I'm torn between keeping it all original, or tearing it apart and giving it new paint.

Any idea on value?

 

[ericbaker]

Not a ton of value, maybe a couple hundred dollars towards the top end, worth fixing up for sure.

 

[JOEL]

Nice. I like the paint.

 

[Sanford]

I have this exact same bike - bought it at an abandoned property auction, when I was in college. It was missing some parts, and I never got the front derailleur correct (the chain comes off ). Maybe I'm off about Top Swing (aka Low Clamp) versus Traditional (aka Bottom Swing or High Clamp).
Anyway, it looks like this the one in your photo is this Huret (see photo) from internet.
So, I was wondering if this Huret works good, if your still into this bike. -thanks

 

[bulldog1935]

I have this exact same bike - bought it at an abandoned property auction, when I was in college. It was missing some parts, and I never got the front derailleur correct (the chain comes off ). Maybe I'm off about Top Swing (aka Low Clamp) versus Traditional (aka Bottom Swing or High Clamp).
Anyway, it looks like this the one in your photo is this Huret (see photo) from internet.
So, I was wondering if this Huret works good, if your still into this bike. -thanks

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that looks like bottom-pull to me, but need that other photo to tell for sure