by velocollective | 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 velocollective | 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 velocollective | 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...
by velocollective | May 4, 2019 | Vintage Bikes, Vintage French Bikes
Going Alpine I’m not one for climbing large mountains in some pursuit of my own cycling fantasy. I admire those who do make it up Alpe D’Huez or Ventoux, but I would much follow the meanderings of a lazy river, or in this case, follow a bike trail around...
by velocollective | Mar 14, 2019 | Vintage Bikes, Vintage French Bikes
Lapierre in Dijon This is a beautiful bike. It has the same frame design and aesthetic of Vitus Dural frames which were highly admired in the early 1990’s, and which were exported to the US and sold as premium aluminium framesets. Sean Kelly rode a Dural...
by velocollective | Mar 3, 2019 | Vintage Bikes, Vintage French Bikes
Two for $150 I love the higher-end Peugeots of this era, especially the ones made with Vitus 181 tubing like this one. I often find myself looking for them in local classifieds, on Ebay and on Gumtree. The Competition model came in Reynolds 531 tubing, and the...
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