Personal bike:1971 Jack Taylor Tourist

     This is one of my personal bikes. It is a 1971 Jack Taylor Tourist model, which I purchased as a frame, fork, and rear rack off Ebay in 2005 ish. I have always loved the Taylor brothers work and when I finally got the opportunity to own one in my size, I jumped at … Continue reading Personal bike:1971 Jack Taylor Tourist

Unknown turn of the century bicycle

 This bicycle was shown at the Copake swap meet with a sign on it asking "Do you know what I am?" I didn't know, along with a lot of other fellow collectors there but maybe someone on the internet can look at the clues and figure it out. It has been beautifully restored, with the … Continue reading Unknown turn of the century bicycle

Caminade Caminargent city bike

I love the look and idea of the Carinargent(Introduced around 1934-35 in France). It has octagonal tubing that are held together by lugs that clamp with bolts. So the frame can be completely disassembled. It is aluminum and with some time and delicate love, it can be polished to a beautiful shine. I have never … Continue reading Caminade Caminargent city bike

1950 Barra aluminum bike on Ebay

Barra on Ebay Here(not our bike)Made by Nicolas Barra, welded aluminum French bike. beautiful. sellers description-"53 cms seat tube c/c53 cms top tube c/cseat post full integratedflattened tube on the rearideale leather alloy 58 saddlestronglight single cranksetsimplex alloy rear derailleurlam brakeset and pads with special spokes in place of cablesrear brake cable throught the seattubesuper … Continue reading 1950 Barra aluminum bike on Ebay