(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
Lightweight bikes seen at Trexlertown swap meet
There were some cool lightweights at the Trexlertown swap meet this spring swap meet. There seemed to be more interesting bikes, than interesting parts. I wonder if the current trend of only bringing bicycles to swap meets rather than parts is prompted by sellers reluctant to sell the complete bikes on Ebay because of the … Continue reading Lightweight bikes seen at Trexlertown swap meet
Post War French Aviac Aluminum Bicycle
Cool bike we bought a couple years ago. These pictures were taken by Dale Brown of Classic Rendezvous when we brought it down to Cirque when we got the bike. It was as found, with the aluminum rack on top of a rare rear Lefol fender with a rack built onto it.
Some crank pictures
Some Stronglight left crank arms Variety of cranks and chainringsExtremely large chainring on this 170mm Stronglight mod. 93
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