Gillette Road Racer tires were single tube pneumatics for early racing bikes. They are 28" x 1 1/8", in modern terms 700c x 28mm. They were regularly found on prewar Schwinn Paramounts and other early race bikes. Single tube pneumatics like these were the early version of the air filled tire, introduced in 1889 by … Continue reading Gillette Road Racer tires
Mystery Track Frame sold
56cm center to center seattube.56cm center to center toptube.Campagnolo Nuovo Record Pista headset.Campagnolo Nuovo Record Bottom BracketReynolds 531 double butted tubing.takes a 26.8mm seatpost(not included)$sold Beautiful twin plate fork crown
Le Chemineau road bike
Le Chemineau, as seen at a recent bicycle swap meet. Incorrect wheels. Early attempt at index shifting. The headbadge is a reproduction on the kilometer marker at the town of St. Etienne. Seat tube oiler is located behind the seattube. The Simplex front derailleur is not properly set up, as one can see. There is a cork inserted … Continue reading Le Chemineau road bike
Vintage Paris-Roubaix video
in French, but still awesome early footage of the great "hell of the north."
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