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Category: Vintage Bicycles

November 29, 2022November 30, 2022

Vintage Bicycle Feature: Lugano. Paris. 1950

In the seventies, we had a good number of regular visitors to our shop on King Street in downtown Toronto. One of the regulars was a Frenchman, named Jean, who visited…

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August 11, 2022August 11, 2022

Vintage Bicycle Feature: Praderio. Gallarate, Italy. 1950

Gino Bartali’s frustrations with the Italian back-peddling derailleurs encouraged him to approach the Vittoria Company, makers of the Margherita derailleur, and propose that he finance the production of a derailleur…

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April 6, 2021April 10, 2021

Restoration Feature: A Ride On My Gios

  In April the thoughts of the tifosi turn to the spring classics.  The cobbled classic, Paris Roubaix would have been run last weekend if it hadn’t been cancelled due…

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May 18, 2020May 19, 2020

Shifting Gears: A brief history of derailleurs

Multiple gears, whether they are the internal hub variety or the derailleur, are the most complex mechanisms on bicycles.  An internal hub gear can be interesting enough, but to fully…

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March 21, 2020March 25, 2020

Restoration Feature: 1970s Chris Chance Road Bicycle, USA

The Chris Chance frame we recently restored was built in the late 70’s by Chris. The story goes, that he built a couple of frames and then  traveled across the…

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March 19, 2020

Cinelli Laser. Italy, 1984

A short time after Antonio Colombo took over the management of the Columbus bicycle company, he introduced the Cinelli Laser, the design of which is revolutionary.  Although the changes were…

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January 7, 2020January 7, 2020

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…

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December 25, 2019

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…

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December 21, 2019December 23, 2019

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…

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December 11, 2019December 21, 2019

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…

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November 27, 2019December 3, 2019

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…

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November 22, 2019November 22, 2019

Vintage Bicycle Feature: CCM Flyers

An excerpt from A Life With Bicycles by Mike Barry.  Photography by Walter Lai The Canadian Cycle and Motor Company was formed in 1898 through the amalgamation of several smaller…

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