joelflood 1960's, BSA, detroit, frame building, george, Omelenchuk, track

George Omelenchuk built bike

 This bicycle was seen at a recent midwest swap meet and it is a nice example of an American framebuilder in the 1960s, in the Detroit area. There was very few American builders at that time, Eisentraut was just starting out. George Omelenchuk starting building frames and then expanded to rims, hubs, stems and other … Continue reading George Omelenchuk built bike

joelflood 1960's, Bicycle, french, jb louvet, Louvet, touring

JB Louvet touring bike owned by Fred Delong

This is another bike from Fred Delong's collection. He was a technical editor (and "Question Man" at Bicycling Magazine in the 1970s along with Dick Swann) and even had a book published on bicycles and cycling- Fred Delong book of Bicycling. This JB Louvet has seen many miles and numerous trips to Europe and beyond. … Continue reading JB Louvet touring bike owned by Fred Delong