GNOME & RHONE bicycles commercial documents

[JEAN MARIE]

Hi Guys,
this french brand duralumin bicycles was launched 80 years ago, and their production lasted only 12 years ; 36 000 or so were produced ; some still exist

suffering till now a lack of documentation, you can find a lot of usefull infos here ; sorry for the french language

read first https://forum.tontonvelo.com/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=44511

and then https://www.velocyclo.fr/forum/cata...rciaux-des-cycles-gnome-rhone-de-1940-a-1952/

all inputs to improve these docs are welcome

 

[juvela]

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Gnome & Rhone probably better known for their aircraft engines

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[dnc1]

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thank you for this post

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Gnome & Rhone probably better known for their aircraft engines

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Their aero engine heritage is suitably referenced by the twin headbadges on their lovely aluminium bicycles.....

They made some lovely motorcycles also.

 

[non-fixie]

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They made some lovely motorcycles also.

They did indeed. I came across this awesome machine in in Belgium last year:

 

[SirMike1983]

The name always reminds me of the much-loved old Le Rhone rotaries and Gnome rotaries of the early days of aviation, where the whole engine would spin with the prop. They powered a whole generation of early aircraft.