by velocollective | Oct 21, 2017 | Vintage Bikes, Vintage French Bikes
The Tubing Debate I notice on forums that Peugeot HLE bikes get some interesting reviews and opinions. You find that some come from the perspective that if a bikes tubes aren’t built with Reynolds, Columbus or similar double-butted frames, then its...
by velocollective | Oct 19, 2017 | Vintage Bikes, Vintage French Bikes
Who Were C.N.C? It is not a brand I’d come across before; that makes it often more interesting. This C.N.C bike is quite a stunning colour blue, and was in very nice shape when I acquired it from its original owner. He was an elderly man who...
by velocollective | Oct 15, 2017 | Vintage Bikes
Riding the Avenue Verte Imagine being able to cycle from London to Paris on a dedicated bike trail. It sounds amazing, but it’s not yet a reality. Riding The Avenue Verte, as its called, may not offer a compete route for cyclists yet, but is a...
by velocollective | Oct 3, 2017 | Vintage Bikes, Vintage French Bikes
Vintage Mercier Bike Now Sold Beautiful Mercier road bike, 56.5cm frame size from centre to top, 57cm top tube, centre to centre, 10 speed, with stamped fork crowns and hear shaped lugs, Columbus tubing, in used but excellent condition for its...
by velocollective | Sep 30, 2017 | Vintage Bikes, Vintage French Bikes
Out of the Farmyard The picture above doesn’t do the state of this bike justice; it was one of the dirtiest bikes I’ve ever bought. I bought it from a farmer who didn’t talk very much, and who lifted it out of his shed full of tools,...
by velocollective | Sep 27, 2017 | Vintage Bikes, Vintage French Bikes
The Mercier Can I call it rose coloured? I think this bike is more of a purple rose, which is quite unusual and distinctive. I do really like this colour of frame that came from the Mercier workshop, this one being from 1981. It has a French threaded bottom...
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