by velocollective | Sep 21, 2017 | Vintage Bikes, Vintage French Bikes
Vintage Motobecane Bike Ride: Tailend of a Hurricane The weather in Brittany in the week that Hurricane Irma hit the other side of the Atlantic, was wild and unpredictable. One minute there would be bright skies and warm sunshine, the next savage...
by velocollective | Aug 31, 2017 | Vintage Bikes
Peugeot PSV 12, 1985 In pearlescent white and with chrome forks, built with Super Vitus 980 tubing, this Peugeot PSVN 12 was a joy to ride. I had the pleasure of riding it on a beach in South Carolina for miles on end, the sand being firm enough...
by velocollective | Aug 22, 2017 | Vintage Bike Parts, Vintage French Bike Parts
Vintage Mavic Handlebars The chances are, when you come across a vintage French bike, it will have either Pivo, Ava, Atax, Philippe or Belleri handlebars and stem. Mavic are definitely rarer to find, and especially these bars, named Comte De Coucy. These...
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...
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