by velocollective | Sep 23, 2017 | Vintage Bikes, Vintage French Bikes
Who was Bernard Dangre? I must admit, I always thought Bernard Dangre was a professional rider. I imagined he was another of those French cyclists, tough and gnarly, who turned to making bikes after a career on the road. Well, that was wrong! Dangre was...
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...
by velocollective | Jul 26, 2017 | Vintage Bikes, Vintage French Bikes
The Flagship of 1980 Unridden for twenty years, left standing in a shed and forgotten by its original owner, this lovely bike was under a cover of dust and in dire need of restoration. Made by Motobecane in 1980, this C5 was equivalent to the Le Champion sold...
by velocollective | Jul 8, 2017 | Vintage Bikes, Vintage French Bikes
Restoring a vintage bike: the Guimard Stablinski, Poulidor, Anquetil..some great riders have lent their names to bikes over the years, many of them being mass produced and cheap to buy. Most Anquetils and Merckx bikes you see around are as cheap...
by velocollective | Dec 7, 2016 | Vintage British Bikes
Raleigh Carlton Longfellow First of all it’s really hard to date a frame when the serial number is meaningless. This was the case with this Raleigh Carlton Longfellow, a model built at the Worksop facility in small numbers from about 1964-69. My best guess is...
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