by velocollective | Sep 23, 2020 | Vintage Bikes, Vintage French Bikes
Laurent, the Marque Laurent is a rare vintage bike, so when I went to buy this bike I really didn’t know what to expect. I could see it had some Campagnolo parts when I peered at the two small photographs on the listing, but everything else was guesswork. Isn’t...
by velocollective | Aug 19, 2020 | Vintage Bikes, Vintage French Bikes
A History of Violence Perhaps this vintage Gitane road bike has no “wow” factor, it’s neither of really high quality nor is it impressively beautiful, but it’s a cool, lower mid-range bike from the 1980’s that I found for a good price. Is it worth blogging...
by velocollective | Aug 2, 2020 | Vintage Bikes, Vintage French Bikes
Just Around the Corner I saw this cool 1980’s Vintage Motobecane standing outside a neighbour’s house, with a sign “á vendre” ( for sale ) attached to it. Seeing it in the distance, I guessed that it wasn’t a high end bike. The reason? Its red saddle. These plastic...
by velocollective | Jul 1, 2020 | Other Vintage Bikes, Vintage Bikes
Video Review Below: Clash of the 501’s I recently posted a blog about the Peugeot PH501, though it doesn’t feel recent. It was actually in January, before the pandemic began and when normal, mask-free life was taken for granted. It seems another world,...
by velocollective | May 15, 2020 | Repair Tips, Vintage Bikes, Vintage French Bikes
An Unrideable Peugeot HLE The Peugeot HLE was owned by my brother in law from new, but a few years ago the rear chain stay snapped on it and the bike was ruefully stored in his shed. I sent him the quite striking replacement for it, a repainted frameset...
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