Here is a very rare item offered for sale today. it is a pair of AC Sologne panniers in NOS condition. Almost impossible to find in this condition. These are the type B bag I believe. AC Sologne bags were made in France and were top quality. Gilles Berthoud bought the company name many … Continue reading For Sale: AC Sologne Panniers
Retro-Classic bike builds
(written Spring of 2011, I forgot to post) I was recently look at Toei bikes in the book from New Cycling and on various websites and thought it was quite particular that they build up new frames using vintage parts. I have known that for a long time, and could even see some of the … Continue reading Retro-Classic bike builds
Catalogs again
All Original. Amazed on the cool catalogs we have here.I wish I had time to scan these, especially the Singer, Herse, and VAR with Rebour drawings.Alex Singer (french)Dilecta (french, 1950s)Rene Herse (french, early 1960s)CLB (french, 1950s)Colnago(Italian, mid 1970s)VAR (french, 1966)Cinelli (Italian, 1970s)
Large Flange modified hubs
In the late 1930s into the 1950s, some French bike builders(Rene Herse, etc) would modify existing parts, making them more functional and in turn more aesthetically pleasing. This hub, I believe to be Pelissier?, had larger flanges added, which would allow the repairing of a broken spoke without having to take the freewheel off the … Continue reading Large Flange modified hubs
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