#rustines

[kinkicycle]

Gerard Rebuild by Velo Orange

[urbanadventureleague]

Oh yes, I got new bling for the Crested Butte, courtesy of @veloorange Rustines constructeur grips and the Retro cages. #rustines (at NE Portland Area)

[mylittlebicycleblog]

Rusines Cocottes Italiennes V Shimano Dura-Ace 7400

Well my return to Rustines this afternoon didn’t quite head in the direction I was hoping it would.  Disappointment in one respect, but in another it did present an opportunity to try out the fit of their Cocottes Italiennes on a Shimano Dura-Ace 7400 non-aero lever.  More on that in a moment.

Out of the box there is very little difference in shape and size.  Don’t be fooled, though, there is, obviously a difference especially internally.  The Rustines hoods are very tactile indeed and it was clear to me that a lot of thought had gone into getting the feel just right.  Indeed it made the old Shimano hoods feel a little hard, but I don’t know that this is a fair comparison given that the Shimano hoods date from 1987!  Overall the quality of the hoods is very good indeed.

Now, given that these are their cocottes Italiennes and they’re not designed for Shimano there will be some issues.  Fit.  The hoods just slip on too easily.  They are larger, internally, than the Shimano ones by a couple of millimetres.  So don’t expect a snug fit without a bit of fettling.  I have some ideas I’m working on to vastly improve the fit and once I’ve sorted it out I’ll be sure to share them.

The whole reason for my visit to Rustines was because I wanted to see if I could persuade them to look at producing some cocottes Japonaise;  in particular to fit the Dura-Ace 7400 non-areo levers.  I don’t need to say how difficult it is to find N.O.S of these things let alone talk about the ridiculous prices people are demanding for them.  The seed of the idea is sown.  I met one of their technicians and he’s now on the hunt for other non-areo Shimano road brake levers of that era so that he can begin to develop a product.  They will move in that direction eventually, but not just yet.  For now I guess we’re going to have to either stump up silly money for old bits of rubber or engineer solutions to make what’s available fit...or maybe someone else out there is going to get to market first?  Any takers?

[mylittlebicycleblog]

A Classic French Brand...

....Going strong just a 30 minute drive from my house! Over a month ago I took a friend out mountain-biking. We’d been planning this for months.  Stopping for a break mid-ride he started to talk to me about the velo brand Rustines.  “Surely you’ve heard of them?” he asked me.  At the time I must confess to knowing nothing of them at all.  “Non” j’ai répondu. A few weeks later and I have my head inside every vintage bicycle blog and online shop imaginable.  I’m scouring Ebay and forums for bits and pieces and eventually I stumble across Rustines’ products.  “Rustines, Rustines....cela me dit quelque chose...”.... forgetting my conversation with Greg.  Must have been my wife telling me something about them.  Nope!  Eventually the penny dropped! This morning I found myself in the reception of Rustines after a brief exchange of email last week and I am heading back there this afternoon.  For now I can’t say why, but I really want to.  So you, my dear reader, will have to live out the suspense with me.  How long we’ll have to wait, well.....it depends.  It is potentially exciting news...  Watch this space!

Anyway it was lovely to put a face to the name behind the lady who sends out all the Rustines bicycle bits orders from their website.  And the bonus for me is that I have made contact with a little bit of French cycling history;  a great family run business which, like a tardis, appears small on the outside but is much bigger on the inside....for  Rustines is to velo as Rustin is to industrial rubber product manufacture.  Over 100 years of world leading experience tucked away in the beautiful little historical town of La Chartre Sur Loire...who’d have thought it?! More to come.....

[veloorange]

Rustines Patche kits back in stock http://velo-orange.blogspot.com/2015/07/in-other-news.html

[maviedefashionisto]

Quand la fille d’un antiquaire et celle d’un astrophysicien se rencontrent… Elles se racontent des histoires. Des histoires de matières, des histoires cousues, décousues, la leur, celles des autres et celles qu’elles inventent. C’est ce que font Marie Macon et Anne- Laure Lesquoy à travers leurs collections d’accessoires depuis 2009.

Aussi pointilleuses que les brodeuses qu’elles admirent, les deux créatrices changent de casquette plusieurs fois par jour. Dessin des motifs, choix des matières, précision des finitions… rien n’est laissé au hasard, parce que la doublure est aussi importante que la veste. De leur parcours dans le design, il reste l’agitation perpétuelle d’idées, l’envie de créer, les tendances, la connaissance des techniques, le lien entre l’utile et le beau. Et c’est leur irrésistible envie d’accompagner le produit jusqu’au bout, au lieu de le lâcher une fois le dessin fini, qui a donné naissance à leur espace d’expérimentation et de liberté : Macon & Lesquoy.

Capable d’aller chercher les meilleurs artisans au bout du monde, Macon & Lesquoy puise son inspiration partout et ailleurs, tout en goûtant aux délices locaux. Aujourd’hui organisé entre Paris – où l’on se couvre volontiers de paillettes pour sortir – et Granville – patrie de Dior, des coquillages et crustacés, mais surtout port d’attache de son stock – Macon & Lesquoy crée, au fil des saisons, des accessoires décalés et toujours élégants qui marient subtilement l’audace et l’humour. Leur point commun ? Le détournement des techniques et matières. La montre qui ne donne pas l’heure pour ceux qui aiment suspendre le temps, le portefeuille hold-up pour régler l’ardoise avec insolence, l’étiquette à prix d’or, la broderie militaire au service de la fantaisie… en sont les parfaites illustrations.

Les bijoux brodés, écussons thermocollantes, petite maroquinerie et textile M&L surprennent ceux qui les portent. Un brin d’humour et de luxe pour les jeunes filles, beaux garçons, belles mamans et vieux dandys du monde entier qui préfèrent rire du quotidien !

Macon & Lesquoy – une touche décalée ! Quand la fille d'un antiquaire et celle d'un astrophysicien se rencontrent... Elles se racontent des histoires. Des histoires de matières, des histoires cousues, décousues, la leur, celles des autres et celles qu'elles inventent.

[bicyclestore]

Rustines - Vintage Packaging

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