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 | Jun 21, 2017 | Vintage French Bike Parts
Moving the Masses The Huret Allvit was a workmanlike transmission set and could never be described as inspiring or beautiful. It was mass produced for millions of cheap bikes in the 1970’s, including my own first bike as a kid. From the big French...
by velocollective | May 8, 2017 | Bike Histories
The Final Throw of the Dice Things looked bad for the French bike parts industry. The year was 1984, and the market was rapidly changing; the reign of French components, once so dominant in the bike boom, was now being eroded by competition from...
by velocollective | Apr 30, 2017 | Vintage French Bikes
The Mystery Bike It was in a shoddy state. Unridden for a long time, I’d guess for more than twenty years. The tyres were flat, the rear derailleur was locked up with thick dirt; the chain was off; the Stronglight headset was rusty and so loose...
by velocollective | Apr 27, 2017 | Repair Tips
Repairing a Vintage Huret Rear Derailleur: Spring Tension Repairing a vintage Huret rear derailleur, I have to admit, wasn’t a job I was sure of. I really believed that this 1978 Huret Eco rear derailleur was broken, after taking it off an...
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