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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.Liberator 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 MotocyclesA 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 ModelsRaleigh 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 ArméeYellow 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 PostCover of L'Officiel du cycle, 8 June 1957: the masthead over a green map of France marking the member wholesalers of the Groupement des Grossistes.L'Officiel du cycle · Cover · 1957The Wholesalers’ Group for Motorized Supplies, Map of Its MembersThe 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 Groupsc.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.Bianchi 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 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 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 FrenchMaury 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 batteryRaleigh poster for the Greek market: a dark-haired nude seated against a pink ruffled curtain, with a band of Greek text beneath naming the agent G. A. Katsaris and showing a man's and a woman's roadster.Raleigh · Poster · about 1960The All-Steel Bicycle (Greek market)Front 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 MountainbikeDaniel 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.Cizeron advertisement from L'Officiel du cycle, 2 October 1954, page 138: a ruled advertisement in black and white, framed by a thin double-line border that is broken at the top by a shield.Cizeron · Advertisement · 1954Ciz Luxury Frames for Racers, Cyclotourists and ChildrenLa 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 Fogler1954 Alvin Drysdale Sports TouristDrysdale · Photograph · 19541954 Alvin Drysdale Sports TouristHoldsworth Late 1983 Catalog — Page 1 (Cover)3 pagesHoldsworth · Catalog · 1983Handbuilt Frame Sets & BicyclesArt Deco poster in sepia on cream: a cyclist's leg and shoe in angular facets pressing a pedal above a blurred spinning wheel drawn in concentric rings, the signature Dam in a lozenge at the upper right, and UNE PEUGEOT ROULE BIEN in large red script capitals at the foot.Peugeot · PosterUne Peugeot roule bien. Signed Dam; Et. & L. Damour, chefs de publicité, Paris.Silver 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 1964Wolber advertisement from L'Officiel du cycle, 13 April 1957, page 32: a text-only box with the name Wolber spelled out twice, once at the head and once at the foot, one letter to each raised square block drawn in relief.Wolber · Advertisement · 1957Tires for Bicycles to Motorcycles, and TubularsLegnano brand logo, the Ciclo Legnano crest with the sword-and-shield warrior above the red Legnano script wordmarkLegnano · Photograph · 1965Legnano d'Italia LogoLe Miroir des Sports cover of 16 November 1926: The Omnium Match at the Vélodrome d'HiverLe Miroir des Sports · Cover · 1926The Omnium Match at the Vélodrome d’HiverTwo-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, 1975Large 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 1914Poster on a green ground: a racing cyclist in a white cap and goggles, a red jersey and brown shorts, crouched over drop handlebars with black ink-like splashes flying outward from the wheels in every direction, the line Elle éclabousse tout !!... at the top and CYCLES WONDER St ÉTIENNE (Loire) at the foot in white and red capitals.Wonder · Poster · about 1920MichWartime 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 1918The note "Les moyeux-freins rétro Perry" with a drawing of the Perry hub, from L'Officiel du cycle, 2 February 1957.2 pagesPerry · Review · 1957L’Officiel du cycle, 2 February 1957Exploded technical diagram of a complete TA crankset including chainring axle bearings and fastenersSpécialités TA · PhotographTA crankset — exploded parts diagramPlain buff card catalog cover, foxed and stained, with two wire staples visible along the left edge. Letterpress in warm brown reads The BROOKS BOOK at the upper left and for 1919 at the lower right, with no illustration or ornament.8 pagesBrooks · Catalog · 1919The Brooks Book, the Thirty-third Annual CatalogueDaniel 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 1973La Vie au Grand Air cover of 4 August 1906: Pottier, Winner of the Tour de FranceLa Vie au Grand Air · Cover · 1906Pottier, Winner of the Tour de France

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