by velocollective | Feb 2, 2018 | Vintage Bikes
Why this Test? This road test between a vintage and modern road bike came about entirely by accident. I didn’t sit there on the couch thinking of a blog to write, or contrive to throw something together to waffle about during this period of...
by velocollective | Dec 18, 2017 | Bike Histories, Vintage Bikes, Vintage British Bikes
The Hill Special On the 31st August 2014, on the afternoon that Eastbourne’s pier burnt, I had the bizarre stroke of fortune to meet the Hill family in my back garden – the day after I just bought a 1982 Hill Special locally on Gumtree. How...
by velocollective | Nov 21, 2017 | Vintage Bikes, Vintage French Bikes
The Super Champion Trying to find information about the Super Competition isn’t so easy; in fact, a few bike enthusiasts on some forums even dispute it ever existed. Well, here is proof that Motobecane did make this model, albeit infrequently, through the...
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 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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