by velocollective | Sep 13, 2019 | Vintage Bikes
A Bike for Séraphine I’ve only ridden a vintage Atala bike once, back in the days before the housing market in Seattle was still affordable and the Capitol Hill district of the city was more bohemian than tecchie. I owned it for a few weeks, but there was no...
by velocollective | May 18, 2019 | Vintage Bikes, Vintage French Bikes
Peugeot HLE, Beziers With its undeniably 1980’s paintwork, this Peugeot vintage bike was one of the few that I saw around the town of Beziers, in south west France. I don’t think the owner of this bike has much concern about the originality of its...
by velocollective | May 4, 2019 | Vintage Bikes, Vintage French Bikes
Going Alpine I’m not one for climbing large mountains in some pursuit of my own cycling fantasy. I admire those who do make it up Alpe D’Huez or Ventoux, but I would much follow the meanderings of a lazy river, or in this case, follow a bike trail around a...
by velocollective | Mar 3, 2019 | Vintage Bikes, Vintage French Bikes
Two Vitus 181 Bikes for $150 I love the higher-end Peugeots of this era, especially the ones made with Vitus 181 tubing like this one. I often find myself looking for them in local classifieds, on Ebay and on Gumtree. The Competition model came in Reynolds 531...
by velocollective | Dec 15, 2018 | Vintage Bikes, Vintage French Bikes
Mystery Vintage Bike James got in contact with me with quite a special bike that he has just restored, the identity of which remains a mystery. He’s done a great job of restoring it, part by part, rebuilding it with obvious care and precision, but...
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