by velocollective | Jun 6, 2018 | Vintage Bikes, Vintage British Bikes
Post Touristique Blues The best bike I’ve ridden for a while? The British Eagle Touristique. It surprises me, that a British touring bike from the early ’90s made such an impression and makes me want to find another to replace it. It’s...
by velocollective | Mar 28, 2018 | Bike Histories, Vintage Bikes, Vintage French Bikes
What’s So Special About Lapierre? Dijon sits about 250km north of Saint Etienne, that cycle powerhouse of the vintage era. Famous for its mustard, Dijon is a city I’ve always wanted to visit, but never managed to see. One of France’s...
by velocollective | Oct 9, 2017 | Repair Tips
When a 5 minute Job Becomes 5 Hours Damn that annoying play in bottom brackets, when things have got bad enough to feel that side-to-side movement through the crankset! Inside the nicely designed cups of this Mercier was a Stronglight Competition...
by velocollective | Oct 3, 2017 | Vintage Bikes, Vintage French Bikes
Vintage Mercier Bike Now Sold Beautiful Mercier road bike, 56.5cm frame size from centre to top, 57cm top tube, centre to centre, 10 speed, with stamped fork crowns and hear shaped lugs, Columbus tubing, in used but excellent condition for its...
by velocollective | Sep 30, 2017 | Vintage Bikes, Vintage French Bikes
Out of the Farmyard The picture above doesn’t do the state of this bike justice; it was one of the dirtiest bikes I’ve ever bought. I bought it from a farmer who didn’t talk very much, and who lifted it out of his shed full of tools,...
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