by velocollective | Jul 3, 2018 | Repair Tips
Centre Pull for Side Pull So many vintage road bikes still have their Weinmann or Mafac centre pull brakes intact. They were once the staple braking components on many French bikes, from the introduction of Mafac Racer brakes in 1952, to their eventual demise...
by velocollective | Jun 29, 2018 | Repair Tips, Vintage Bike Parts, Vintage French Bike Parts
Repairing Old French Threads If your older French bike has damaged threads, you have a problem. French parts are becoming hard to find, and not many bike shops will be able to retap your pre-1982 threads on your bottom bracket shell and fork steerer to the same...
by velocollective | Jun 26, 2018 | Repair Tips, Vintage Bikes, Vintage French Bikes
Damaged Steerer Threads: Background You can read the original post about this bike here. When I bought this attractive red Jacotey last year, naturally I was pleased with my purchase. It wasn’t just because I though it was a cool looking bike with nice...
by velocollective | Jun 22, 2018 | Bike Histories, Vintage Bikes, Vintage French Bikes
Fall of the Giants Motobecane shares a similar history to Britain’s Raleigh brand, and sadly both companies no longer produce bikes in their respective countries. Both Motobecane and Raleigh became behemoths in the cycle industry throughout the 20th...
by velocollective | Jun 14, 2018 | Repair Tips
Halfords Review: No Box For You! This is my Halfords review, after my experience of shopping there over the last two years. They sell cheap bikes and generic tools and prices in the their bike stores are heavily marked up, which is common knowledge. I...
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