A nice early 1950s French city bike with early Mafac cantilever brakes. Beautiful.- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone
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Philly- Finally some relief in the shortage of places to lock bicycles
No longer do commuters have to lock bikes to trees or other eco-friendly posts, well locking your bicycle to a tree negates the fact that you rode a bicycle instead of driving a car, as you are abusing and killing that tree.From Phrugal Philly-Cycling around the city is an obvious way to save money and … Continue reading Philly- Finally some relief in the shortage of places to lock bicycles
Bastide seen for sale at a swap meet
We did not buy it, but we should have, or more importantly, I should have for myself. It was a cool bike, outfitted with BSA bits.Hilary Stone wrote a very nice summary about Bastide available HERE on Classic Lightweights website Notice the Schwinn Paramount style dropout adjusters.This Bastide fork was seen at Cirque, not for … Continue reading Bastide seen for sale at a swap meet
Pour Un Maillot Jaune (For a Yellow Jersey) video
This is a great documentary about the spectacle of the Tour de France, from the mid 1960s. No narration, just found sounds and some music. not the best video quality, but I think you can get past that.
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