by velocollective | Jan 3, 2017 | Vintage French Bikes
Recapturing My Youth When I was growing up in my city, no one had a good bike. A Peugeot Triathlon? You’re kidding. None of the kids I knew rode anything decent, not even the adults had a half decent bike, and you never saw anyone going by, like you do...
by velocollective | Dec 7, 2016 | Vintage British Bikes
Raleigh Carlton Longfellow First of all it’s really hard to date a frame when the serial number is meaningless. This was the case with this Raleigh Carlton Longfellow, a model built at the Worksop facility in small numbers from about 1964-69. My best guess is...
by velocollective | Apr 15, 2016 | Vintage French Bikes
Mercier Vitus Mixte Bike: a Rose by any Other Name.. A very nice example of French bike building for the more discerning female rider, this Mercier Vitus mixte bike, a rose mixte, is a real head turner and as lightweight as some of the higher-end...
by velocollective | Mar 7, 2016 | Vintage French Bikes
The Velo Rose Why did Mercier choose pink as the iconic colour for their road bikes of the ’60’s and ’70’s? I don’t know the answer, but le vélo rose is one of the most distinctive and eye-catching bikes of any era. This particular bike...
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