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Vintage Bicycle Feature: 1980s Alan Campione Del Mondo Cyclocross Bicycle
Vintage Bicycle Feature: 1980s Alan Campione Del Mondo Cyclocross Bicycle
ALAN Bicycles was founded in Italy in 1972 by Falconi Lodovico, an engineer who had worked for bicycle manufacturer Torpado. The name ALAN comes from the first two letters of... Read more...
Mariposa Feature: Road Bicycle With Pantographed Campagnolo Athena Components
Mariposa Feature: Road Bicycle With Pantographed Campagnolo Athena Components
A road bicycle built with Columbus tubing, long point lugs, a Columbus Minimal carbon fork and Campagnolo Athena pantographed components. Specifications: Frame: Columbus tubing with long point lugs. Fork: Columbus... Read more...
Vintage Bicycle Feature: 1973 Eisentraut Road Bicycle. Oakland, USA.
Vintage Bicycle Feature: 1973 Eisentraut Road Bicycle. Oakland, USA.
Built for British cycling journalist and randonneur, Jock Wadley. Albert Eisentraut acquired an appreciation of hand built bicycles at the elbow of legendary Paramount maker Oscar Wastyn in Chicago, and... Read more...
DesignTO Exhibition Jan. 17 - 26: F40 / M50
DesignTO Exhibition Jan. 17 - 26: F40 / M50
The ‘F40/M50’ project is the result of a collaboration between Mariposa Bicycles, as we celebrate 50 years of building frames using traditional lugged steel construction, and Fig40, an award winning... Read more...
F40 / M50 Design Process
F40 / M50 Design Process
The F40/M50 stool is brazed and painted in the Mariposa workshop using bicycle lugs, tubing and paint. The crown/baseplates at the top of the stool were made in Toronto in... Read more...
Vintage Bicycle Feature: Velo de Ville. 1946, France.
Vintage Bicycle Feature: Velo de Ville. 1946, France.
A typical French city bicycle of the period with 650B wheels, demi ballon tires, Alex C Singer brakes, Simplex "Tour de France" three speed derailleur, alloy fenders and chainguard, Radios... Read more...
Vintage Bicycle Feature: c1960s Cinelli Pista Track Bicycle
Vintage Bicycle Feature: c1960s Cinelli Pista Track Bicycle
  Specifications: Serial number: 3312 Size: Seat Tube: 55 cm Centre to Centre, 56.4 cm Centre to Top. Top Tube: 56 cm Centre to Centre. Finish: Black with Chrome head... Read more...
Vintage Bicycle Feature: 1938 Bates 'Volante' Track Bicycle
Vintage Bicycle Feature: 1938 Bates 'Volante' Track Bicycle
Bates is one of the most highly regarded of the English lightweight frame builders. The company became famous for its racing successes of the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s but it... Read more...
Mariposa Feature: A 650B All-Road Bike
Mariposa Feature: A 650B All-Road Bike
This bicycle was built with a Shimano Di2 GRX groupset and the frame was built to accept both 650B and 700C rims and tires, giving the rider a wide range... Read more...
Vintage Bicycle Feature: Gardin. Canada, 1983.
Vintage Bicycle Feature: Gardin. Canada, 1983.
Joe Gardin came to Canada from Italy as a young boy. He settled in Toronto and later established successful business manufacturing material handing equipment. But Joe’s passion was cycling and... Read more...
Vintage Bicycle Feature: c1968 Cinelli S.C.
Vintage Bicycle Feature: c1968 Cinelli S.C.
Cinelli Bicycles was founded in 1948 by Cino Cinelli, (born in Montespertoli, Italy, 9 February 1916, died 20 April 2001), a former professional road racer and president of the Italian... Read more...
Vintage Bicycle Feature: Griffon Paris Mixte Touring. France 1948
Vintage Bicycle Feature: Griffon Paris Mixte Touring. France 1948
This Griffon is an example of a 1950s French mixte bicycle. The term mixte indicates that it is suitable for both sexes but outside of France, the mixte type frame... Read more...