by Dominic | Oct 18, 2019 | Vintage Bikes, Vintage French Bikes
Rare in America Unlike the plentiful examples of Peugeots, Motobecanes and Gitanes found on the streets of American town and cities, there are few Lapierre bikes to admire. They weren’t exported to the US and weren’t made en masse in France like their bigger...
by Dominic | Sep 13, 2019 | Vintage Bikes
A Bike for Séraphine I’ve only ridden an Atala bike once, back in the days before the housing market in Seattle was still affordable and the Capitol Hill district of the city was more bohemian than tecchie. I owned it for a few weeks, but there was no lack of...
by Dominic | Aug 15, 2019 | Vintage Bikes, Vintage French Bikes
Manufrance Bikes If you go looking for a vintage bike advertised on French classifieds, chances are you’ll easily come across a Manufrance for sale. A ubiquitous sight on French roads for many decades, the company was founded way back in 1885. The model...
by Dominic | Jul 24, 2019 | Vintage Bikes, Vintage French Bikes
Monsieur Chrono This is a 1980’s Jacques Anquetil bike sent by Phillip, who is going to improve some parts of it and find out some more about the bike. I wrote a blog about an Anquetil find which I enjoyed restoring here, though with its Vitus frame and Shimano...
by Dominic | Jun 30, 2019 | Vintage Bikes, Vintage French Bikes
Sun, Sea and a Dedicated Bike Trail The coast towns of Marseillan, Agde and Sete are holiday resorts with miles of sandy beaches and lots of attractions. It’s an area filled with camping sites which must get very busy in the summer. We stayed on the Marseillan...
by Dominic | May 18, 2019 | Vintage Bikes, Vintage French Bikes
Peugeot HLE, Beziers With its undeniably 1980’s paintwork, this Peugeot was one of the few vintage bikes I saw around the town of Beziers, in south west France. I don’t think the owner of this bike has much concern about the originality of its...
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