by velocollective | Oct 26, 2017 | Vintage Bike Parts, Vintage French Bike Parts
Parts that Broke and Disappointed I admit it; some of these breakages have been my fault. Some, however, broke because of fatigue and wear, and a certain few because of their design flaws. There’s no doubt that there are some French components that...
by velocollective | Oct 19, 2017 | Vintage Bikes, Vintage French Bikes
Who Were C.N.C? It is not a brand I’d come across before; that makes it often more interesting. This C.N.C bike is quite a stunning colour blue, and was in very nice shape when I acquired it from its original owner. He was an elderly man who...
by velocollective | Oct 9, 2017 | Repair Tips
When a 5 minute Job Becomes 5 Hours Damn that annoying play in bottom brackets, when things have got bad enough to feel that side-to-side movement through the crankset! Inside the nicely designed cups of this Mercier was a Stronglight Competition...
by velocollective | Sep 27, 2017 | Vintage Bikes, Vintage French Bikes
The Mercier Can I call it rose coloured? I think this bike is more of a purple rose, which is quite unusual and distinctive. I do really like this colour of frame that came from the Mercier workshop, this one being from 1981. It has a French threaded bottom...
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...
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