by velocollective | Dec 10, 2017 | Repair Tips
Ball Bearings are Confusing Note to self: don’t write a blog about ball bearings in bike parts, it’s a bloody nightmare. In fact it would be a mammoth task for anyone to precisely evaluate the amount and size of ball bearings for each...
by velocollective | Dec 5, 2017 | Repair Tips
Saving that Old Tubular! Sometimes old tubulars look beaten and worn out, ready for the bin. Yet, often they are in better condition than they look, as good quality vintage tubulars were well made tyres. Old tubulars can look scruffy, often they can have...
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 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 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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