Alors, when is ze French Fender Day?

[NHAero]

can't find info on the Google machine...

[SlowPokePete]

October 12th...

SPP

[NHAero]

Thank you.
Is there info posted somewhere?

October 12th...

SPP

[Jad]

NHAero, check out Peter Weigle Cycles public group on FB--there should be info there. I imagine there must be info elsewhere too, but that's what I see.

[unterhausen]

https://www.facebook.com/groups/46124473021/permalink/10156761758618022/

also on his instagram

[mhespenheide]

French Fender Day is this Saturday the 12th.
Not able to upload on Flickr (these days) I have posted some info on Instagram like cost, timing and such. https://www.instagram.com/p/B3Xi0ZCFaR0/
Vintage/classic French bikes and ones in that spirit are welcome.

Hope to see some of you there/here.
Best,
PTR


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copied from a post by PW to the 650b google group

[NHAero]

A fun time. The "long" ride was 22-1/2 miles and very pretty. Most folks come to visit and view the bikes. I met SlowPokePete and Adam Paiva, great to put faces to screen names.

Amongst the cool and weird were a Pitard with a speedometer driven by a belt off the front hub; a kickstand integrated into the left pedal; a combination lock on the left chainstay; and various other gadgets.

There was also a breakaway Rene Herse with the shifters on the seat tube just below where the seatstays attach - who needs eTap?

[adampaiva]

nice to meet and chat @NHAero !
So much eye candy to enjoy. Here are my photos.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/adampaiva/albums/72157711327342406

[charliedid]

Cool stuff.

[thwart]

I love this...

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48896390613_525e01e600_b.jpg

[thwart]

... and this lovely thing too.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48896392283_55be125a65_b.jpg

[fiamme red]

Thanks for the photos, NHAero and adampaiva.

Wayne Bingham posted some photos too: https://www.flickr.com/photos/veloclassique/with/48903591623/.

[fiamme red]

More photos: https://www.bikeforums.net/classic-vintage/1185710-j-p-weigle-s-french-fender-day-2019-some-photos.html.

[pcb]

Finally got around to editing my pix, here's my post from BF with links for those who didn't click all the way through:

FFD was, indeed, a great day. It's a really cool blend of other events, with a loose steel/fender theme, low key and laid back, with lots of seriously great people and bikes. You've got builders, industry types and shops like at NAHBS/Philly (Peter hisself, natch, Brian Chapman, Johnny Coast, Crust Bikes, Velo Orange, Wayne Bingham/Velo Classique), CR Cirque-like period-correct steeds and stalwarts, restomod builds, and maybe more Raleigh International 650b conversions than I've ever seen in one single location. You could spit in any direction and hit a 650b Int'l.

I don't wish a multi-day event on Peter and crew, but there was no way you could really see everything, and catch up socially, in just one day. I haven't been to an event for a while, so I wound up spending a lot more time socializing than photographing. That's not at all a bad thing, but there was so much to see and drink in, I feel like I barely scratched the surface of what was on display for all of us.

Here's my flickr album:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/26383479@N04/albums/72157711372822378
https://flic.kr/s/aHsmHKxrPq

After the fact I'm realizing that I brushed shoulders with lots of folks I "know" from various forums, but had no idea who they were. If we're lucky enough that Peter does this again next year, I'll try to coordinate/facilitate that. I've seen pix from previous years where folks had name tags, not sure if that'd be too medium-key for Peter, but something...

Here's a few snaps...

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48911347903_24382a6584_h.jpg

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48912330331_f555adb8ee_h.jpg

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48912329441_512e7423ca_h.jpg

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48912539387_c409d2a67f_h.jpg

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48911805653_4a0d581187_h.jpg

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48912538967_50ad52116a_h.jpg

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48911351313_a5e370c7ed_h.jpg