Probably a member of a small series production in Lyon. French tubes (Vitus TI), French rims (Mavic), groupset made in France by a formerly French company (Sachs, formerly Huret), french pedals (Look), French tires (Michelin),… they used a few Shimano bits here and there, as well as a 3TTT stem and bar and a Selle Italia saddle, but it seems to me that this rig was put together as a last hooray for the French bike industry.
All of this was never ridden before I bought it, which is a shame because the bike rides wonderfully.
If you have any info about the tubing used here, please share. I’ve only been able to find out that Vitus rebranded their tube sets in the late 80s/early 90s and that the Vitus TI was likely somewhere in the middle of the lineup, but no info on wall strength or which alloy they used.
Similarly if you know anything about Manudany as a bike brand, I’m also curious. These days they’re a shop in Lyon, but I couldn’t find any info on bikes branded by them, other than that they may or may not have been made by Daniel Guédon.
by JanHett