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    Gallery: Gerard’s Patria Roadster

    Here is my Commuter/Randonneuse bike, a steel framed Patria Roadster. It’s a comfortable bike with a cool feeling.

    • 9 speed SRAM internal gear hub
    • Moon bar
    • Brooks B17 narrow saddle
    • SKS pedals with Soma clips
    • Nitto front and rear racks
    • Rear canvas bag from Rivendell
    • Grand Bois tires
    • and — very important — a japanese brass bell from Velo Orange

    —Gerard (Loire Valley, France)

    [This bike reminds me of my old Tour Easy —ed.]

    Posted 7.16.09 in Bike Gallery | Bookmark or Share

    12 Responses to “Gallery: Gerard’s Patria Roadster”

    • Daniel says:

      What chainring guard and what size chainring is on this bike?

      Posted on 7.16.09 at 5:27 pm
    • Joe says:

      Such a cool looking bike! Great job.

      -Joe

      Posted on 7.16.09 at 6:19 pm
    • Dottie says:

      Gorgeous bike!

      Posted on 7.16.09 at 7:23 pm
    • Rick Steele says:

      Real beauty and great picts..

      Rick
      Gold Country Cyclery

      Posted on 7.16.09 at 9:28 pm
    • Luc says:

      Velotaff and now ecovelo! You’re everywhere Gerard ;-)
      Very nice bike

      Posted on 7.16.09 at 11:14 pm
    • Gerard says:

      Hello everybody,
      thank’s for comments.
      Daniel,
      crank is 42 tooth DURABI, with integrated alloy chain guard.
      Rear: 20 tooth (several sizes available – 20 is a good alround use number for me).
      Hub: SRAM I-motion 9 speed.
      All infos about the bike here, but only in German…
      http://www.patria.net/
      Regards,
      Gerard.

      Posted on 7.16.09 at 11:15 pm
    • Gerard says:

      Hey Luc,
      love you site: “Et que ça roule”.
      http://www.lucbosman.com/
      But, why no place for message(s)?
      @ bientôt on “velotaf forum” site…
      http://www.velotaf.com/index.php?act=idx

      Posted on 7.16.09 at 11:26 pm
    • Georges says:

      Hi Gérard and Luc,

      Another velotaf member reading this very fine blog.

      Nice bike BTW, I can’t recall having seen it on velotaf.com ?

      Posted on 7.17.09 at 1:05 am
    • Gerard says:

      Hey Georges.
      Use “rechercher” and tag PATRIA or…

      http://www.velotaf.com/index.php?showtopic=5363&hl=patria

      Posted on 7.17.09 at 2:48 am
    • Charles says:

      Gerard: Thank you for the photos of your beautiful and classy bike. Also, merci for the introduction to velotaf. Brings back great memories of my two bike trips in France and my several other visits there. Charles

      Posted on 7.17.09 at 6:17 am
    • Alex says:

      hello Gerard, my girlfriend has a very similar Patria, same color and everything, only she has cantilever brakes, and very narrow tire clearance, which characterized the previous models. look like they’ve improved the 2009 model!

      the frame still has one curious detail: the seat tube higher than the head tube! or at least with a virtual ‘extension’.

      but Patria does make some great frames/ bikes! At roughly 500EUR for the frame, handmade in Germany, it’s a great value too.

      happy trails from Alex in Berlin!

      Posted on 7.22.09 at 9:43 am
    • Dan says:

      Great bike. Love the Rivendell bag. Any idea where I might be able to get my hands on that style? ta,=

      Posted on 9.14.10 at 5:09 am
     
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