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Rear transmission of the 1948 Cycle de France randonneuse: a four-speed Cyclo derailleur driven by a threaded rod, the seat-stay dynamo, wing-nut axle nuts and a long shaped rear dropoutCycle de France · Photograph · 1948The Cyclo four-speed, its actuating rod, and the seat-stay dynamo.Folded program by Will Bradley shown open: at the left a black and white panel with VICTOR BICYCLES LEAD THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD, a red cyclist among laurel wreaths marked V and a roundel for the Overman Wheel Co., 128 Worthington St., Springfield, above THEY COST MORE TO BUILD THAN ANY OTHERS; at the right the front cover with SPRINGFIELD BICYCLE CLUB TOURNAMENT, three red racing cyclists among eagle emblems, and SPRINGFIELD MASS SEPT. 11 AND 12, 1895Victor · Poster · 1895Bradley, Springfield Bicycle Club TournamentA line drawing of a cyclist in a jacket, smoking a pipe and studying a map beside a signpost, with a loaded bicycle leaning against the post.40 pagesHoldsworth · Catalog · 1959Clothing, Accessories and Components from Ankle Socks to Tubulars, with the Gear TablesDaniel Rebour drawings: Lefol hammered rim and 700 mudguard (Le Cycle, November 1949)Daniel Rebour · Illustration · 1949Daniel Rebour: Lefol hammered rim and 700 mudguard, items 9 and 8 of « Jantes, garde-boue et carters ». Le Cycle, 26 November 1949, p. 13.Montage of five close-up Legnano down-tube frame decals in varied scripts and colors, with the round Legnano crest and wordmark logo at lower right.Legnano · PhotographMontage of five close-up Legnano down-tube frame decals in varied scripts and colors, with the round Legnano crest and wordmark logo at lower right.Arthur Hérold advertisement from L'Officiel du cycle, 2 October 1954, page 146: a full-width advertisement panel in black and white, set off from the page by groups of thin horizontal rules above and below and by a thin vertical rule at the right edge.Arthur Hérold · Advertisement · 1954The Exclusive Lines, from Durex Hubs to Berko Lighting and PWB BallsLe Miroir des Sports cover of 30 July 1924: Armand Blanchonnet Wins the Olympic Road RaceLe Miroir des Sports · Cover · 1924Armand Blanchonnet Wins the Olympic Road RaceAlvin Drysdale Build Sheet 7-30-1954Drysdale · Photograph · 1954Alvin Drysdale Build Sheet 7-30-1954The front cover of the Rudge-Whitworth 1940 catalog.16 pagesRudge · Catalog · 1940Supersafe Traffic, Light Roadster, Sports, Light Tourist, Roadster and Carrier ModelsLa Métropolitaine poster by Henri Gray: a woman in a boater hat, a white blouse and black stockings sits sideways on a bicycle with one leg crossed, before a laurel branch and an orange glow, with CYCLES ET AUTOMOBILES across the top, the models La Métropolitaine, La Mondaine and La Flying Wheel at the right and A. FOURMENTIN & Cie, 17 Avenue de Villiers and 12 Rue de la Terrasse, PARIS at the footLa Métropolitaine · Poster · about 1900Gray, A. Fourmentin & CieYellow and white page headed Assemblage breveté du cadre Duravia, with a cutaway drawing of a joint and a drawing of a bicycle labeled DuraviaMercier · PhotographDuravia Hommes Touriste Luxe No. 201 BicycleAdvertisement with TA gear logo tagline about cycle transmission quality and a Rebour crankset drawingSpécialités TA · IllustrationSpécialités TA — "world's finest cycle transmission" advertisementCanetti advertisement from Le Cycle, October 1964: a table of Canetti tubular tires with their weights beside five drawn tires showing their treads.Canetti · Advertisement · 1964The Best Tubulars in the WorldThe nose of an Idéale 59 embossed Made in France, clamped to a Zeus seatpost whose plate carries the Zeus nameIdéale · PhotographIdéale Saddle With Integrated Zeus Seat PostBut-Club et le Miroir des Sports cover of 7 September 1953: Louison Bobet in a helmet and a light jersey with STELLA-lettered shorts rides a racing bicycle toward the camera on a banked track edge, a rail and a crowd of spectators behind him.But-Club et le Miroir des Sports · Cover · 1953Bobet, Ace of Aces, at LongchampThe outside covers of a True Temper catalog laid flat.4 pagesTrue Temper · Catalogthe RCX, RC, RCR, ATX and AT Frame Kits and Fork Blades, with Part Numbers and Tube Dimensionsc.1985 Peugeot PX-10 S Super Compétition road bicyclePeugeot · Photograph · 1985A c.1985 Peugeot PX-10 S "Super Compétition" — Reynolds 531 frame, checkerboard seat tube and the Lion on the down tube.Poster on an orange-red ground inside a black frame: Weltrekord: 101 km 623 m in 1 Stunde in white capitals across the top, a line of text that the best bicycle is the fastest, Göricke in big cream letters with the words dem Rade des Ruhmes u. der größten Erfolge, a pacing motorcycle with a long gray tank lettered GÖRICKE and a V-twin engine, a pacemaker in a leather coat and cap standing beside it, a mustached cyclist in a white sweater and black shorts holding a black racing bicycle lettered GÖRICKE, the captions Guignard schreibt: and Guignard und sein Schrittmacher Hofmann, and a paragraph of small print signed Paul GuignardGöricke · Poster · about 1909Guignard’s World Hour RecordWartime magazine advertisement showing a woman riding a Raleigh bicycle, headed Munition workers require to conserve all their time and energiesRaleigh · Advertisement · 1918Raleigh advertisement, Cycling, 14 March 1918Page 151 of L'Officiel du cycle, 2 October 1954: "Les 2 Roues Racer", the opening lines of the item.2 pagesL'Officiel du cycle · Review · 1954L’Officiel du cycle, 2 October 1954, from « Deux-Roues » 1955Tinted archival photograph of a Legnano racing cyclist in a green jersey with red collar and sleeves, goggles on his white cap and a spare tubular over one shoulder, holding a pink Gazzetta dello Sport beside another man.Legnano · Photograph · 1940'Italia-gino-bartali-fausto-coppi-legnanoThe front cover of Campagnolo Catalogo N. 15, a large oval emblem with "Prodotti Speciali" lettered around a dark band and the Campagnolo script name across a striped globe with radiating lines.43 pagesCampagnolo · Catalog · about 1967The Nuovo Record Gear, Valentino Super, Nuovo Sport and the Record Road and Track GroupsMaury Top Xx 20 2400pxDaniel Rebour · Illustration · 1949Tandem Front Rack FixingLe Miroir des Sports cover of 12 July 1932: The Water Tubs at BlayeLe Miroir des Sports · Cover · 1932The Water Tubs at BlayeProduct photograph of a yellow De Rosa e-bike, 2019, shown in profile with drop bars, deep-section wheels and an integrated down-tube batteryDe Rosa · Photograph · 2019Product photograph of a yellow De Rosa e-bike, 2019, shown in profile with drop bars, deep-section wheels and an integrated down-tube batteryLiberator poster of about 1899: LIBERATOR in huge orange capitals over a woman in a winged spiked helmet, a banded steel corselet and a skirt of mail who holds an upright sword and a round shield beside a black racing bicycle, on a yellow ground fading to green, with Cycles & Motocycles at the right and the Pantin address at the lower right.Liberator · Poster · about 1899After Pal, Cycles and MotocyclesTwo-page catalog spread showing a blue Schwinn Professional Track Paramount and a red Deluxe Touring Paramount photographed against black, above full specification columns and a row of component detail photographsSchwinn · Catalog · 1975Schwinn Professional Track and Deluxe Touring Paramount, catalog spread, 1975Daniel Rebour pen illustration of a TA crankset mounted on a bicycle frame with chain and chainguard visibleSpécialités TA · IllustrationTA crankset mounted on frame — Daniel Rebour illustrationCyclo jockey pulley stamped FABRICATION CYCLO Bté S.G.D.G. on the 1948 Cycle de France randonneuse, below the four-speed freewheel and the wing-nut axleCycle de France · Photograph · 1948The Cyclo pulley, stamped FABRICATION CYCLO Bté S.G.D.G.Henri Gauthier advertisement from L'Officiel du cycle, 1 October 1955, page 187: a full-page advertisement printed in red and black on a cream sheet, built on a vertical red bar at the left and a large red wedge that points toward the left across the middle.Henri Gauthier · Advertisement · 1955White-Star and Lionroue Saddles and Bags for the Motorcycle and the CycleBut-Club et le Miroir des Sports cover of 28 June 1951: A blue-printed map of France on a gold ground, shaped as a pale silhouette dotted with riders in small blue groups, with the lettered title Le Tour de France 51 at its center and a red price roundel at the lower right.But-Club et le Miroir des Sports · Cover · 1951Tour de France 51 Special Edition with a Blue Map of France1954 Alvin Drysdale Sports TouristDrysdale · Photograph · 19541954 Alvin Drysdale Sports TouristThe front cover of the Fuji international catalog: an abstract painting of a city skyline in yellow, orange, magenta and blue washes over a pale gray ground, beside a dark purple band carrying the vertical orange word FUJI and the boxed Nichibei Fuji Cycle Company imprint.20 pagesFuji · Catalog · about 1978Nine Models from the Professional to the OA-10, in English, German and FrenchRaleigh poster of about 1895: a young woman dressed as Pierrette in a black tutu, ruff and pointed hat rides straight toward the viewer, while a white-clad Pierrot with a mandolin watches, between RALEIGH at the top and CYCLES, 27 AVENUE DE LA GRANDE ARMÉE, PARIS at the foot.Raleigh · Poster · about 1895Raleigh Cycles, 27 Avenue de la Grande ArméeSilver Mercier-Duralumin bicycle with blue handlebar tape and light mudguards seen from the side against a black wallMercier · Photograph · 1950s1950s Mercier Méca Dural GentlemanGitane for Jacques Anquetil by Daniel Rebour 1964Gitane · Illustration · 1964Gitane for Jacques Anquetil by Daniel Rebour 1964Gouverneur advertisement from L'Officiel du cycle, 2 May 1953, page 64: a ruled advertisement in black and white, a wide low panel in a thin single rule.Gouverneur · Advertisement · 1953All the tooling for cycles and motorcycles: three tools photographed, with the complete catalog on requestLegnano brand logo, the Ciclo Legnano crest with the sword-and-shield warrior above the red Legnano script wordmarkLegnano · Photograph · 1965Legnano d'Italia LogoLa Vie au Grand Air cover of 25 January 1913: The Six Days Winners, Goullet and FoglerLa Vie au Grand Air · Cover · 1913The Six Days Winners, Goullet and FoglerFront cover of the 1988 Colnago catalog: a man holding up a red Colnago Concept bicycle with white three-spoke wheels against a blue ground, under 1988 and over COLNAGO Concept and the Ferrari engineering mark.30 pagesColnago · Catalog · 1988The Colnago Concept with Ferrari Engineering, Carbon Volo, Master, Masterpiù, Krono and Master MountainbikeLarge notice headed CYCLISTES, with small drawings of a pedal and a shoe and a long description of a racing bicycle offered for 1914Caminade · Photograph · 1914Caminade Reference in l'Echo Sportif from January 1914Bianchi Milano poster celebrating the 1949 to 1952 Giro d'Italia and Tour de France wins, riders in pink and yellow jerseys around a grid of race photosBianchi · Poster · 1949Bianchi Publication Showing 1949-1952 Giro and TdF VictoriesAdvertisement showing a silver and red Schwinn Competition Scrambler SX1000 with callout lines to its components, beside a young rider in red racing kit, headed New for 1979Schwinn · Advertisement · 1979Schwinn Competition Scrambler SX1000 advertisement, 1979Page 203 of L'Officiel du cycle, 1 October 1955: Les moyeux Maillard, Part One.Maillard · Review · 1955L’Officiel du cycle, 1 October 1955, the Monobloc Corrugated Alloy HubsExploded technical diagram of a complete TA crankset including chainring axle bearings and fastenersSpécialités TA · PhotographTA crankset — exploded parts diagramHoldsworth Late 1983 Catalog — Page 1 (Cover)3 pagesHoldsworth · Catalog · 1983Handbuilt Frame Sets & BicyclesDaniel Rebour drawings: Simplex shift levers, as reproduced in a Japanese book (Le Cycle, 1972 and 1973)Daniel Rebour · Illustration · 1972Daniel Rebour, Simplex shift levers, Japanese book page, Le Cycle 1972 and 1973But-Club et le Miroir des Sports cover of 16 July 1951: A string of riders climbs a shaded road, Géminiani at the right in front, a water bottle on his handlebars, Koblet behind him and others strung out back to a crowd.But-Club et le Miroir des Sports · Cover · 1951“Gem” and Lazarides Made a Break but Koblet Appeared

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