by velocollective | Aug 15, 2017 | Vintage Bike Parts, Vintage French Bike Parts
Stronglight 93, 49D, 104, 105 Cranksets I’d prefer a drilled Stronglight 105 crankset on my bike to Campagnolo Super Record, though many would disagree with me. The great imitators of the day, Shimano, also made a very desirable crankset, the lovely 600...
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 8, 2017 | Vintage Bike Parts, Vintage French Bike Parts
Huret’s Best? Huret made some beautiful components in the steel bike era, and the Success was one of the later models of gear sets. It was first released in 1975 and they continued making this successful model into the mid 1980’s. These days...
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...
by velocollective | Jul 30, 2017 | Repair Tips, Vintage French Bikes
Good Beginnings.. Its not often you find a Jacotey bike, and from the first moment I really liked it. Great colour, Vitus 788 frame, custom built by a boutique frame builder in Picardy, a nicely put-together bike. Jacotey retired in 2016 as a well known...
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