by velocollective | Jan 15, 2019 | Vintage Bikes, Vintage British Bikes
Carlton Criterium Restoration I’ve never owned a Criterium before, but I have restored a couple of Pro Ams and Longfellows in recent times. The bike in this blog, which needs top to bottom work, was lower in the ranks than the Pro Am, which had Reynolds 531...
by velocollective | Jan 5, 2019 | Vintage Bikes, Vintage French Bikes
Motobecane Super Champion – a Gem I received an email from Rafal from Poland, who told me about his beautiful Motobecane Super Champion from 1975, similar to the one I blogged about last year here. Both share the same deep red colour,...
by velocollective | Dec 15, 2018 | Vintage Bikes, Vintage French Bikes
Mystery Vintage Bike James got in contact with me with quite a special bike that he has just restored, the identity of which remains a mystery. He’s done a great job of restoring it, part by part, rebuilding it with obvious care and precision, but...
by velocollective | Oct 30, 2018 | Vintage Bike Parts, Vintage French Bike Parts
Solida Crankset Woes I’ve had problems with Solida cranks before. Not that I don’t like Solida cranksets, or have it in for them, they are pretty nice looking cranks and are as lightweight as the best of them. Yet, they must be cheaply made,...
by velocollective | Oct 22, 2018 | Vintage Bikes, Vintage French Bikes
The Project Allyn got in touch with me from Switzerland, who sent me pictures of her Bernard Dangre mixte that she was about to have restored. Admittedly, I haven’t restored many ladies’ bikes on this blog, mostly because a good...
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