by Dominic | May 23, 2018 | Vintage Bikes, Vintage French Bike Parts, Vintage French Bikes
Surprise! Sometimes, when you go to see a used bike, your first impression is sheer disappointment. Perhaps because the photos of the bike weren’t very clear on the ad, or the description wasn’t accurate. In this case, the owner had placed one single...
by Dominic | Feb 16, 2018 | Vintage Bikes, Vintage French Bikes
Rusting Away Staying on a farm for a winter break, I saw this old racing bike stuffed at the back of one of the farmer’s storage buildings. This unit is just a canopy and open to the elements even though it has a metal roof, so the bike has obviously...
by Dominic | Oct 3, 2017 | Vintage Bikes, Vintage French Bikes
56.5cm Mercier Rose For Sale Beautiful Mercier road bike, 56.5cm frame size from centre to top, 57cm top tube, centre to centre, 10 speed, with stamped fork crowns and hear shaped lugs, Columbus tubing, in used but excellent condition for its age. The paintwork...
by Dominic | Aug 15, 2017 | Vintage Bike Parts, Vintage French Bike Parts
Why I’d Choose Stronglight I’d prefer a drilled Stronglight 105 crankset on my bike to Campagnolo Super Record, though many would disagree with me. The great imitators of the day, Shimano, also made a very desirable crankset, the lovely 600 Arabesque, to...
