by velocollective | Sep 8, 2023 | bike rides
Riding my Vintage Bike through Normandy If you’ve visited this blog before, you may well get the impression that I’ve moved around a lot. In the last ten years I’ve lived in the UK, the US and most recently, France. I’ve travelled all...
by velocollective | Jul 31, 2023 | Vintage Bikes, Vintage French Bikes
Peugeot PX10 I owned a Peugeot PX10 about twelve years ago. I was living in Seattle in the era when vintage bikes were all the rage, before the arrival of the electric bike to our bike shops. Of course, there is still a strong interest in classic, steel road...
by velocollective | May 3, 2023 | Vintage Bikes, Vintage French Bikes
Finding My Stronglight Altec Often you expect rare and high end bikes to be properly advertised for sale, with a good description, detailed photographs and set at a price that satisfies the owner’s expectations. In the case of this Stronglight Altec, the...
by velocollective | Dec 14, 2022 | Saddles and Tape
Restoring a Vintage Leather Saddle NOTICE: I HAVE NOT BEEN PAID FOR ANY PRODUCT PLACEMENT IN THIS BLOG; THESE ARE JUST CLEANERS I EXPERIMENTED WITH, THANK YOU! When I first saw the leather on the Peugeot PA10L I was about to buy, I really didn’t think it could...
by velocollective | Jan 10, 2022 | Vintage Bikes
Specialized Allez SE I watched this vintage Specialized Allez bike, a 1987 version, looking rather forlorn and beaten, sitting advertised at a good price for weeks. For days I looked at its photographs a dozen times, tilting my head to look at the clumsily...
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