by velocollective | Jun 11, 2023 | Vintage Bikes, Vintage French Bikes
Vintage Look Carbon – the Pros Part of the pleasure of watching the Tour de France when I was young was to see the developments in bike design and technology every year. It was a similar experience to watching a new Formula One season begin, when the...
by velocollective | May 3, 2023 | Vintage Bikes, Vintage French Bikes
Finding My Stronglight Altec Often you expect rare and high end bikes to be properly advertised for sale, with a good description, detailed photographs and set at a price that satisfies the owner’s expectations. In the case of this Stronglight Altec, the...
by velocollective | Mar 2, 2023 | Vintage Bikes, Vintage French Bikes
Motobecane Super Champion I received an email recently from Rob who came across a Motobecane Super Champion and did an outstanding job of restoring it. Unlike my very dirty Super Champion restoration here, Rob went further with the bike as he had to source many...
by velocollective | Feb 15, 2023 | Repair Tips
Swapping Out Triple for Double Shifters Your biking needs may change over the years. It may happen that you buy a bike which has a triple shifting transmission, a system that you don’t need. Alternatively, you could find yourself no longer riding on...
by velocollective | Dec 14, 2022 | Saddles and Tape
Restoring a Vintage Leather Saddle NOTICE: I HAVE NOT BEEN PAID FOR ANY PRODUCT PLACEMENT IN THIS BLOG; THESE ARE JUST CLEANERS I EXPERIMENTED WITH, THANK YOU! When I first saw the leather on the Peugeot PA10L I was about to buy, I really didn’t think it could...
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