by Dominic | 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 Dominic | 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...
by Dominic | Jan 9, 2019 | Uncategorized
Bargain! Often in the depths of winter you can find a used bike for a good price. Last month I saw this nice French mixte bike for sale on Ebay, locally advertised, and wondered if the seller would take an offer for a quick sale. It turned out she wanted it sold that...
by Dominic | Jan 5, 2019 | Vintage Bikes, Vintage French Bikes
A Gem I received an email from Rafal from Poland, who told me about his beautiful 1975 Motobecane Super Champion, similar to the one I blogged about last year here. Both share the same deep red colour, virtually the same components and originality, though...
by Dominic | Dec 15, 2018 | Vintage Bikes, Vintage French Bikes
The Bike James got in contact with me with quite a special bike that he has just restored, the identity of which remains a mystery. He’s done a great job of restoring it, part by part, rebuilding it with obvious care and precision, but there are no decals on the...
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