by velocollective | Mar 28, 2018 | Bike Histories, Vintage Bikes, Vintage French Bikes
What’s So Special About Lapierre? Dijon sits about 250km north of Saint Etienne, that cycle powerhouse of the vintage era. Famous for its mustard, Dijon is a city I’ve always wanted to visit, but never managed to see. One of France’s...
by velocollective | Mar 20, 2018 | Bike Histories, Vintage French Bike Parts
Challenger v Criterium It’s 1976, and you’ve just bought yourself a new French bike. Not an expensive one, mind you, as inflation is at a whopping 16% in Britain. You opted for the mid-range bike, something like the Motobecane C3, and...
by velocollective | Mar 17, 2018 | Vintage Bikes, Vintage British Bikes
Glory Days In 1980, a Raleigh bike bike finally became the toast of the Tour De France. It had taken Raleigh nearly one hundred years to achieve such a road racing crown, the day Joop Zoetemelk crossed the line in as winner of the yellow jersey. Ever...
by velocollective | Mar 13, 2018 | Other Vintage Bikes, Vintage Bikes
Vintage and Modern This Bianchi was made in a time when bike technology was revolutionising how bikes were made and ridden. Gone are the downtube shifters and non-aero brake levers, the five speed freewheel and chromed forks; what we have instead is...
by velocollective | Mar 5, 2018 | Vintage Bike Parts
I, Triplex Wasn’t it Claudius who said “Isn’t it more important what a man says, than how he says it?”. Well, can’t the same be said of bicycle components? Isn’t it their purpose to function efficiently, and not look...
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