It is sacrilegious to part out a complete bike in the collectors world. With that said, it is unspoken truth that it happens all too often for many reasons, but the main one being that generally the parts are worth more than the whole. Someone willing to spend $200 on a set of Campagnolo Nuovo … Continue reading Selling whole bikes
Random pictures- including some junk
Like all that you imagine, we have a tough time discarding anything as trash or rubbish. We areI love the Bendix logo, and Campagnolo boxes were something of myth, as they were always top shelf(well maybe minus the Gran Turismo rear derailleur!).Next is the headbadge to a Le Chemineau. Very cool one that resembles a … Continue reading Random pictures- including some junk
another bicycle swapmeet
I am not good at taking photographs at bicycle swap meets as I am too busy shopping and talking it up to many of the sellers and fellow bicycle collectors. It is a fault of mine that I like to buy super awesome stuff and then offer it to waiting recipients at home. Sometime fellow … Continue reading another bicycle swapmeet
1959 Schwinn Paramount Track
I know I have already talked about Schwinn Paramounts on the blog before but for some reason, we really have an affinity for them here. They were the pinnacle, or paramount(ha!), of an American made assessable bikes. Sure there were other high quality American frame builders- Brennan, Drysdale, and others, but they were much harder … Continue reading 1959 Schwinn Paramount Track