by velocollective | Jan 5, 2019 | Vintage Bikes, Vintage French Bikes
Motobecane Super Champion – a Gem I received an email from Rafal from Poland, who told me about his beautiful Motobecane Super Champion from 1975, similar to the one I blogged about last year here. Both share the same deep red colour,...
by velocollective | Dec 15, 2018 | Vintage Bikes, Vintage French Bikes
Mystery Vintage Bike James got in contact with me with quite a special bike that he has just restored, the identity of which remains a mystery. He’s done a great job of restoring it, part by part, rebuilding it with obvious care and precision, but...
by velocollective | Nov 30, 2018 | Vintage Bikes, Vintage French Bikes
What’s in a Name? Whenever the word “professional” is used for a model of a road bike, you expect something really good. Am I wrong? I think I’d expect a replica of a professional team bike, like the old Raleigh Professional and the similarly...
by velocollective | Nov 7, 2018 | Vintage Bikes, Vintage British Bikes
Vintage Carlton bike for sale – now sold Patrick write to me with a vintage Carlton bike for sale, in fact there are two of them, both built with Reynolds 531 tubing, a Carlton Pro Am and a ladies’ Courette, which is quite rare. Here...
by velocollective | Oct 30, 2018 | Vintage Bike Parts, Vintage French Bike Parts
Solida Crankset Woes I’ve had problems with Solida cranks before. Not that I don’t like Solida cranksets, or have it in for them, they are pretty nice looking cranks and are as lightweight as the best of them. Yet, they must be cheaply made,...
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