by Dominic | Nov 30, 2018 | Vintage Bikes, Vintage French Bikes
What’s in a Name? Whenever the word “professional” is used for a model of a road bike, you expect something really good. Am I wrong? I think I’d expect a replica of a professional team bike, like the old Raleigh Professional and the similarly named Holdsworth....
by Dominic | Nov 7, 2018 | Vintage Bikes, Vintage British Bikes
The Details Patrick write to me with two Carlton bikes for sale, both built with Reynolds 531 tubing, a large Pro Am and a ladies’ Courette, which is quite rare. Here are the details he supplied: 1977 Carlton Pro Am. 64cm frame. Totally original and...
by Dominic | Oct 22, 2018 | Vintage Bikes, Vintage French Bikes
The Project Allyn got in touch with me from Switzerland, who sent me pictures of her Bernard Dangre mixte that she was about to have restored. Admittedly, I haven’t restored many ladies’ bikes on this blog, mostly because a good example, especailly...
by Dominic | Oct 10, 2018 | Vintage Bikes, Vintage British Bikes
Four Classics The bikes are: A Dawes Galaxy A British Eagle Touristique A Nigel Dean World Tour A Claude Butler Dalesman All were built in the UK, before the UK stopped building things. Also, they all have racks and mudguards, though the bikes are not all from...
by Dominic | Oct 5, 2018 | Vintage Bikes, Vintage French Bikes
The Missing Catalogues Unlike the information on Peugeot and Motobecane, there are not many Mercier catalogues posted on the internet. I’m not sure why exactly. Mercier has a pedigree and reputation in France for great bikes and cycling achievements, yet...
by Dominic | Sep 25, 2018 | Vintage Bikes, Vintage French Bikes
Andre Bertin and His Bikes I don’t think many people would be able to name an Andre Bertin model; his bikes were not exported in droves like many French brands like Peugeot and Motobecane. Americans do love their Peugeot PX10s and their Motobecane Le...
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