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Cool shop bike: early to mid 1950’s Frejus Super Corsa

     It's been a minute since a profiled one of the bikes in our collection. This is a good one. it is an early to mid 1950's  Frejus Super Corsa. Frejus is an older marque based out of Torino, Italy for much of its history. They were founded in 1896 by Emmo Ghelfi and he … Continue reading Cool shop bike: early to mid 1950’s Frejus Super Corsa

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Cool shop bike: late 40’s Elswick Hopper ladies bike

     Our season is back in full swing here at Via Bicycle, so I have not had a lot of time for internet stuff or blogging. Today is an exception, so I figured i would do another bike profile.     This is a pretty neat machine. It is a late 40's Elswick Hopper. It belonged to … Continue reading Cool shop bike: late 40’s Elswick Hopper ladies bike

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Cool Shop Bike: late 1950’s Peugeot PX-10

     This is another one that has never been properly profiled. It is a late 1950's Peugeot PX-10 that was purchased many years ago from a bike shop in the immediate suburbs of Philadelphia. It has a lot of components and features that I find pretty interesting. I hope you do too.     The frame … Continue reading Cool Shop Bike: late 1950’s Peugeot PX-10