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 | 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 | Aug 11, 2017 | Repair Tips, Vintage Bike Parts
Flaws and Failures Even the smartest companies make mistakes. The day Lucien Juy decided to make plastic parts for his derailleurs must count as one of the bike industry’s biggest mistakes. The founder of Simplex, who was a great innovator in bike...
by velocollective | Aug 6, 2017 | Repair Tips
Finding the Problem The problem of a sticking brake lever, one that doesn’t return to its closed position, can be a tricky one to resolve. It’s not easy to pinpoint the issue immediately as there are a number of possible issues, starting at...
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