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...
by velocollective | Nov 22, 2020 | Repair Tips
Can 10 Speed Friction Shifting Work? Some people have commented on the video that they have succeeded in making 10 speed friction shifting work. I accept that some set ups could function, but the precision involved would surely cause two issues: All parts would...
by velocollective | Apr 13, 2020 | Vintage Bikes, Vintage Swiss Bikes
Swiss Road Bike, the Marque Juvela “Juvela was a brand from Lausanne 1951-72 where I live and I don’t know why, very rare here! There is not a lot of information about, but as soon I got them, I’ll write you more about. Anyway a beautiful frame and...
by velocollective | Jan 23, 2020 | Vintage Bikes, Vintage French Bikes
Peugeot PH 501 from the 1980’s I like this era of Peugeot bikes, a time when technology was changing and the brand’s grip on the market was slowly but surely slipping away. Peugeot were still making cool bikes at this time, I’m in...
by velocollective | Dec 6, 2019 | Vintage French Bikes
Vintage Alan bikes and Peugeot Vitus Niaz wrote to me recently with some pictures of his superb French machines, his vintage Alan bikes and Peugeot Vitus, with some excellent informative background about them. He’s kindly agreed that I can share them on...
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