by velocollective | Jul 1, 2020 | Other Vintage Bikes, Vintage Bikes
Video Review Below: Clash of the 501’s I recently posted a blog about the Peugeot PH501, though it doesn’t feel recent. It was actually in January, before the pandemic began and when normal, mask-free life was taken for granted. It seems another world,...
by velocollective | Jun 7, 2020 | Vintage Bikes, Vintage French Bikes
Rebranded Someone wrote to me asking my opinion on this curious track frame which he has recently bought. It has horizontal rear dropouts and lugs that I don’t recognise, but it is not an Italian frame. As you can see from the bottom bracket cup, it has...
by velocollective | May 15, 2020 | Repair Tips, Vintage Bikes, Vintage French Bikes
About time The Peugeot was owned by my brother in law from new, but a few years ago the rear chain stay snapped on it and the bike was ruefully stored in his shed. I sent him the quite striking replacement frame, made up as a Look bike but likely to be...
by velocollective | May 2, 2020 | Vintage Bikes, Vintage French Bikes
The Frameset Diggs got in touch with me about a very beautiful frameset he bought from an enthusiast in Paris, pictured below. As you can see, it’s a lovely frameset, black with superb gold detailing around the lugs, gold decals, half chrome forks...
by velocollective | Apr 13, 2020 | Vintage Bikes, Vintage Swiss Bikes
The Marque “Juvela was a brand from Lausanne 1951-72 where I live and I don’t know why, very rare here! There is not a lot of information about, but as soon I got them, I’ll write you more about. Anyway a beautiful frame and even in the French part...
by velocollective | Jan 23, 2020 | Vintage Bikes, Vintage French Bikes
Peugeots in the Mid 1980’s I like this era of Peugeot bikes, a time when technology was changing and the brand’s grip on the market was slowly but surely slipping away. Peugeot were still making cool bikes at this time, I’m in doubt...
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