by velocollective | Jan 23, 2021 | Vintage Bikes, Vintage French Bikes
When Repainting is Not an Option I’d been looking for a Peugeot Super Competition for a while, because it’s my favourite bike that Peugeot made. Many would opt for an older Peugeot PX10, which I also greatly admire, but...
by velocollective | Aug 2, 2020 | Vintage Bikes, Vintage French Bikes
Just Around the Corner I saw this cool 1980’s Motobecane standing outside a neighbour’s house, with a sign “á vendre” ( for sale ) attached to it. Seeing it in the distance, I guessed that it wasn’t a high end bike. The reason? Its red saddle. These plastic types of...
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 | Oct 24, 2019 | Repair Tips
A Tale of Two Threads Here is an email I received recently from Carles, with an interesting but difficult problem with his Vitus bike: “I recently ended up in your website, which I found super useful. I had the bad luck of ending up with a vitus with italian...
by velocollective | Oct 30, 2018 | Vintage Bike Parts, Vintage French Bike Parts
Oh Not Again I’ve had problems with Solida cranks before. Not that I don’t like them, or have it in for them, they are pretty nice looking cranks and are as lightweight as the best of them. Yet, they must be cheaply made, because I’ve...
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