by velocollective | May 15, 2020 | Repair Tips, Vintage Bikes, Vintage French Bikes
About time The Peugeot was owned by my brother in law from new, but a few years ago the rear chain stay snapped on it and the bike was ruefully stored in his shed. I sent him the quite striking replacement frame, made up as a Look bike but likely to be...
by velocollective | May 2, 2020 | Vintage Bikes, Vintage French Bikes
The Frameset Diggs got in touch with me about a very beautiful frameset he bought from an enthusiast in Paris, pictured below. As you can see, it’s a lovely frameset, black with superb gold detailing around the lugs, gold decals, half chrome forks...
by velocollective | Apr 13, 2020 | Vintage Bikes, Vintage Swiss Bikes
The Marque “Juvela was a brand from Lausanne 1951-72 where I live and I don’t know why, very rare here! There is not a lot of information about, but as soon I got them, I’ll write you more about. Anyway a beautiful frame and even in the French part...
by velocollective | Jan 23, 2020 | Vintage Bikes, Vintage French Bikes
Peugeots in the Mid 1980’s I like this era of Peugeot bikes, a time when technology was changing and the brand’s grip on the market was slowly but surely slipping away. Peugeot were still making cool bikes at this time, I’m in doubt...
by velocollective | Jan 2, 2020 | Vintage Bikes, Vintage French Bikes
The Bike and the Car I’d had my eye on this pink Mercier bike for a few days, so on the morning when I finally arranged to meet the seller and see the bike, I felt quite determined to buy it. It was about a 25 mile drive to the seller’s house, deep in the...
by velocollective | Dec 23, 2019 | Other Vintage Bikes, Vintage Bikes
I Bet You.. ..£5 that you haven’t seen one of these before. It has nothing in common with De Rosa, the Italian brand par excellence. This is an entirely different kind of objet d’art. I’m not going to lie, I had never heard of this brand when...
Recent Comments