by velocollective | Mar 28, 2018 | Bike Histories, Vintage Bikes, Vintage French Bikes
What’s So Special About Lapierre? Dijon sits about 250km north of Saint Etienne, that cycle powerhouse of the vintage era. Famous for its mustard, Dijon is a city I’ve always wanted to visit, but never managed to see. One of France’s...
by velocollective | Mar 20, 2018 | Bike Histories, Vintage French Bike Parts
Challenger v Criterium It’s 1976, and you’ve just bought yourself a new French bike. Not an expensive one, mind you, as inflation is at a whopping 16% in Britain. You opted for the mid-range bike, something like the Motobecane C3, and...
by velocollective | Mar 13, 2018 | Other Vintage Bikes, Vintage Bikes
Vintage and Modern This Bianchi was made in a time when bike technology was revolutionising how bikes were made and ridden. Gone are the downtube shifters and non-aero brake levers, the five speed freewheel and chromed forks; what we have instead is...
by velocollective | Mar 2, 2018 | Vintage Bikes, Vintage French Bikes
Frozen Frozen is the word of the week after having suffered the rude and uninvited “Beast from the East” since last Saturday. Its clear skies and icy winds have kept temperatures down below freezing and at night the windchill has been as low as...
by velocollective | Feb 26, 2018 | Repair Tips, Vintage Bikes, Vintage French Bikes
Removing Rust from a Bike Frame I just wrote a blog about stuck seatposts, and look what happens: the bike I’ve just bought has a seatpost that is stuck solid. Still, all is not lost; I have yet to try all ways to get the thing moving, but the...
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