oppy – Via Bicycle

July 28, 2012February 7, 2017 joelflood 1940's, customer's bike, Cyclo, malvern, oppy, Star

Customer’s bike -Cyclo Oppy Gear system on Malvern Star

Restored Malvern 3 Star "Oppy Racer"We recently sold a Cyclo Oppy gear system for this restored Malvern 3 Star "Oppy Racer". We luckily had a new old stock one with cables and shifter that would be perfect for it. Not only does it look great, it is reported to also shift well. The Oppy is … Continue reading Customer’s bike -Cyclo Oppy Gear system on Malvern Star

June 5, 2012February 7, 2017 joelflood Campagnolo, competition, Cyclo, mafac, oppy, Schwinn Paramount, sprint, Varsity

Items we recently sold

I am not the best at updating the website, and I am constantly reminded about that. I have said it before, but the upkeep of the website and this blog is almost entirely done after work hours. So blog posts are written before I go to work and website additions are worked on in the … Continue reading Items we recently sold

May 26, 2012February 7, 2017 joelflood Benelux, camera, Cyclo, cyclo rosa, oppy, Schwinn, Varsity

Cyclo (UK) interesting offerings and components

Cyclo catalogs I was recently looking through. Interesting to see offering an 8 speed bicycle in 1934, and it took Schwinn to mass market an 8 speed bike until 1960 with the Schwinn Varsity. I guess the American market was inundated with heavy single speed bicycles that looked like motorcycles and rode like tanks.1934, 1936, … Continue reading Cyclo (UK) interesting offerings and components