We recently sold this to a friend of the shop. These are the modern wood wheels we built that I posted about not long ago. wood wheel builds We also special ordered the white Schwalbe tires for him. White tires were common on early bikes, the rubber is white naturally and then dyes are … Continue reading 1890’s Monarch ladies bike we recently sold
Awesome Customer’s Bike: Motobecane Grand Jubilee
This is a bike that recently came in for a complete overhaul. We disassembled, cleaned, re-assembled, and adjusted all the bearing assemblies as well as all the other services involved in our tune-up. We also added the Mafac Racer brakes, T.A. front rack, and Velo Orange fenders. This bike is really clean! It has … Continue reading Awesome Customer’s Bike: Motobecane Grand Jubilee
Recent personal project completed: Early 1980’s RIGI stainless steel build
This is another one of my personal bikes finally built up! It is an early 1980's RIGI, which is an Italian marque. Here is a link to the Classic Rendezvous page about it: RIGI I bought it as a frame and fork from a fellow CR list member back in March 2015. It has … Continue reading Recent personal project completed: Early 1980’s RIGI stainless steel build
Recent personal acquisition: Early 1970’s Frejus a’la Legnano
This is a bike I recently added to my personal collection. It is an early 1970's Frejus, purchased from the original owner. The bike was purchased from the Di Campli (sorry if that is the improper spelling) brothers shop on Quince St. in center city Philadelphia back in the early 1970's (72'-or 73') The … Continue reading Recent personal acquisition: Early 1970’s Frejus a’la Legnano