Belt drive folder, seen in downtown Paris, near the Champs Elysees Clemenceau. I'm told its a pretty crappy bike, and while it doesn't appeal to me I still found it to be interesting.
Rental bikes in Paris. We saw these being ridden *all* over. The bikes have a headlight that is always on. They were frequently seen with riders that didn't strike me as your every day rider, which I think was great.
This PBP ancien was pleased that someone else was interested in his bike. It was a 1999 build and he said many people thought it was many years older than that.
One of many Giles Berthoud bikes I saw.
Note the saddle and handle bars on this bike in the center. There were a great number of bikes with downtube shifters at PBP, and no shortage of bar-end shifters like those on my Dave Yates.
Yet another Alex Singer.
I saw nearly a half dozen Dave Yates frames at the inspection, but only one when on the ride itself.
Still another Alex Singer.
Chris Kvale. Very nice and clean looking bike.
I saw fewer Mercians than I expected to see.
Confrerie des 650
Giles Berthoud
Bilenky Tandem
Around St. Quentin, we saw the mail being delivered by several postman on bikes.
This bike looked like an old and trusted friend. Can't quite make out the name on the downtube though.
The local St. Quentin Information Center had a display on PBP. I had to rush through here though and quickly snapped off a few shots.
Rene Herse Tandem.
A nice little diorama in three parts.
