by velocollective | Nov 20, 2017 | Repair Tips
The Deceptive Problem When your car starts making a weird noise, you know immediately what you’re in for. Unless you’re already in suspicion, or have been expecting a particular problem, finding the source of a bump or squeak can be a...
by velocollective | Nov 16, 2017 | Repair Tips, Vintage French Bikes
Mystery Man There’s very little information out there on the mysterious Eddie Koepler. From what I can gather, he was a professional cyclist, perhaps a domestique, who quite possibly rode in the Molteni team with another Eddy, the iconic...
by velocollective | Nov 14, 2017 | Repair Tips
The Jammed Cable Head Your heart sinks when your brake cable won’t come out of its lever. After years, perhaps decades, of pulling on the cable as well as from the build up of dirt and rust, the nipple end of the cable can get squeezed deeper into...
by velocollective | Nov 9, 2017 | Vintage Bikes, Vintage French Bikes
The Earlier, the Better It’s well known that identifying Peugeot models can be very confusing, so at least this bike had its name written on the top tube: Course. In French it means “race”, equivalent to the British term for a road bike...
by velocollective | Nov 7, 2017 | Bike Histories, Other Vintage Bikes, Vintage Bikes
Vintage Trek and Specialized Bikes Imagine walking into a bike shop in an American town in the early 1970’s. No vintage Trek and Specialized bikes would have existed. For the average Joe, there wouldn’t have been much choice if he wanted a...
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