by velocollective | Jun 29, 2018 | Repair Tips, Vintage Bike Parts, Vintage French Bike Parts
Repairing Old French Threads If your older French bike has damaged threads, you have a problem. French parts are becoming hard to find, and not many bike shops will be able to retap your pre-1982 threads on your bottom bracket shell and fork steerer to the same...
by velocollective | Jun 26, 2018 | Repair Tips, Vintage Bikes, Vintage French Bikes
Damaged Steerer Threads: Background You can read the original post about this bike here. When I bought this attractive red Jacotey last year, naturally I was pleased with my purchase. It wasn’t just because I though it was a cool looking bike with nice...
by velocollective | Jun 22, 2018 | Bike Histories, Vintage Bikes, Vintage French Bikes
Fall of the Giants Motobecane shares a similar history to Britain’s Raleigh brand, and sadly both companies no longer produce bikes in their respective countries. Both Motobecane and Raleigh became behemoths in the cycle industry throughout the 20th...
by velocollective | Jun 13, 2018 | Repair Tips
Removing a Stuck Crankset: Some Caveats This method of removing a stuck crankset has been useful to me a number of times, with the problem of unyielding crank arms. With s bike stand, you only have so much force you can use with one arm. You may find...
by velocollective | Jun 11, 2018 | Vintage Bikes, Vintage British Bikes
Bringing it Back to Life Here is a list of the issues this 1980 Dawes Galaxy had when I bought it: Rear Wheel out of True Headset Loose Bottom Bracket Seized Hubs Bearings Rough Brake Calipers Loose and Untensioned Chain Clogged with Dirt Tyres Flat...
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