by velocollective | Jun 28, 2024 | Culture, Vintage French Bikes
Cycling in Montpellier I’ve been spending some time in Montpellier, and what a beautiful city it is. At its heart is a wonderful historic centre that’s really worth the visit. You could spend days walking its winding streets and squares filled with...
by velocollective | May 3, 2023 | Vintage Bikes, Vintage French Bikes
Finding My Stronglight Altec Often you expect rare and high end bikes to be properly advertised for sale, with a good description, detailed photographs and set at a price that satisfies the owner’s expectations. In the case of this Stronglight Altec, the...
by velocollective | Mar 2, 2023 | Vintage Bikes, Vintage French Bikes
Motobecane Super Champion I received an email recently from Rob who came across a Motobecane Super Champion and did an outstanding job of restoring it. Unlike my very dirty Super Champion restoration here, Rob went further with the bike as he had to source many...
by velocollective | Apr 26, 2022 | Vintage Bikes
Are the French Still Riding Vintage Bikes? Rouen is an historic town in the Normandy region of France, about 70 miles north of Paris. It is best known for its wonderful cathedral and the place where Joan of Arc was burnt at the stake by the...
by velocollective | Feb 16, 2022 | Repair Tips
Restoring Brake Hoods Better to have worn and even crumbling old brake hoods than none at all, is my opinion. Sometimes you come across bikes advertised as “restored” only to notice that the brake hoods are missing. Bare metal lever bodies are ugly and detract...
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