by velocollective | Jun 17, 2017 | Vintage French Bike Parts
The Derailleurs Back in 1978 you had a good choice of Simplex rear derailleurs, but here we see two of them from that year in very different conditions. The better derailleur, as one would expect, has survived the years of service much better than its cheaper...
by velocollective | Jun 6, 2017 | Repair Tips
French Bottom Bracket – Service I’ve uploaded another repair video to youtube titled: French bottom bracket service video. I hope this is useful and can provide some easy visual steps to how best service your vintage bottom bracket. French bottom...
by velocollective | Jun 1, 2017 | Vintage French Bikes
A Rare Vintage Bike: the Marque This is a rare vintage bike indeed. There’s very little information about FR Poirier bikes on the internet, even on French websites. Search for “Poirier” and you will come across an old French firm that...
by velocollective | May 29, 2017 | Repair Tips, Vintage French Bike Parts
Stronglight Crankset Removal – Video Stronglight crankset removal for pre-1982 models requires a special tool, a 23.35 crank puller. This particular tool is not easy to find these days and can be quite expensive to buy, even some bike shops won’t have the...
by velocollective | May 20, 2017 | Vintage French Bike Parts
Alpin Hubs and Super Champion Competition Rims I really liked these Alpin hubs: hi flange, beautifully made, a French tubular wheelset of high quality that was very light. I polished them up as they were a little dull after decades of service, and they ended up...
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