Richard Risemberg posted this in
Caminade, EBykr
Hearing it might shock the average rider of your swoopy, parrot-painted Italiano-alluminio wonderbike, but many such bikes are actually way, way old skool. In fact they’re so old skool they still spell it “old school.” Aluminum frames? Octagonal tubes? Coupled bikes that disassemble with a few twists of a wrench for easy traveling? How about [...]
Richard Risemberg posted this in
EBykr, Goëland, Idéale, Maxi-Car
A Frenchman named Louis Moire was working as a bicycle salesman not long before World War Two. An astute observer of commerce, Moire surveyed the commercial landscape of his chosen field and decided what its customers needed were affordable cyclotouring bicycles – something capable of competing with constructeurs like Maury and Pitard, just less on [...]
Eric Anschutz posted this in
Component Makers, Idéale, Parts
Idéale saddles are among the least understood bicycle components given their historical prominence and sometimes exorbitant value. The dizzying array of models produced continues vexing even the most ardent collectors, who seem to enjoy the punishment received when combining obscurity of fact with broad product offerings and potential stratospheric price appreciation. The celebrated yet largely [...]
Automatt posted this in
Legnano, Tech Specs
Legnano Frameset Magistroni & Campagnolo Drivetrain Cinelli & F.N. Cockpit Campagnolo & Fiamme Wheelset View 18 Photos in the gallery or as a slide show
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Bianchi, Tech Specs
Bianchi Frameset Campagnolo Drivetrain Ambrosio & Coppi Cockpit Campagnolo & Fiamme Wheelset View 35 photos in the gallery or as a slide show
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