by velocollective | Nov 27, 2017 | Vintage French Bike Parts
Vintage Freewheel Threading and Specs ( French Bikes ) Vintage freewheel threading isn’t a simple matter; just like many other components on older bikes, French, Italian and British bikes had their own proprietary threading. In other words, a freewheel from an...
by velocollective | Nov 21, 2017 | Vintage Bikes, Vintage French Bikes
The Super Champion Trying to find information about the Super Competition isn’t so easy; in fact, a few bike enthusiasts on some forums even dispute it ever existed. Well, here is proof that Motobecane did make this model, albeit infrequently, through the...
by velocollective | Nov 20, 2017 | Repair Tips
The Deceptive Problem When your car starts making a weird noise, you know immediately what you’re in for. Unless you’re already in suspicion, or have been expecting a particular problem, finding the source of a bump or squeak can be a...
by velocollective | Nov 16, 2017 | Repair Tips, Vintage French Bikes
Mystery Man There’s very little information out there on the mysterious Eddie Koepler. From what I can gather, he was a professional cyclist, perhaps a domestique, who quite possibly rode in the Molteni team with another Eddy, the iconic...
by velocollective | Nov 14, 2017 | Repair Tips
The Jammed Cable Head Your heart sinks when your brake cable won’t come out of its lever. After years, perhaps decades, of pulling on the cable as well as from the build up of dirt and rust, the nipple end of the cable can get squeezed deeper into...
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