what happens in coaster brake hubs are a mystery to some. New Departure, along with Bendix and others, had hub shells cut open for display at local bicycle shops. I have never seen these display boards before by New Departure. It has the cut open hub shells, and then lays out all the parts inside … Continue reading New Departure Hub display
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Early 1960s Dunelt for sale 51.5cm
This bicycle poses the age old collector question- To part out a bicycle or keep it together? This bike has such great parts on it, coveted by British bike collectors, but the frame is rather mundane. Don't get me wrong, it is a beautiful frame, with original finish, but it is not a marque like Hetchins … Continue reading Early 1960s Dunelt for sale 51.5cm
Philly Bike Expo- Vintage Bike Gallery
The Philadelphia Bike Expo is only a week and a half away, and we are trying to drum up support for the Vintage Bike Gallery part of the show. We are not responsible for it, or organizing it, but we would like to see cool bikes, next to ours. And there is a bike swap … Continue reading Philly Bike Expo- Vintage Bike Gallery
Rene Herse Cranks
Jan Heine(of Compass Bicycle and Bicycle Quarterly)is introducing a reproduction Rene Herse crank. Well, maybe not a reproduction, it might be better to say he is putting them back into production. They can be purchased as either a single, double, or triple chain ring setup. Only one crank arm length, 171mm, and chainring sizes are … Continue reading Rene Herse Cranks
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