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Tag: Simplex

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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September 11, 2018September 11, 2018

Restoration Feature: A 1971 Mariposa Randonneur

This Mariposa frame and fork was built in 1971 with Nervex lugs and Reynolds 531 tubing.  The bike was one of the first out of the shop at 175 King…

Posted in Bicycles, Design, Equipment, Photos, Randonneur, Restoration, Vintage Bicycles  •  2 Comments on Restoration Feature: A 1971 Mariposa Randonneur
January 14, 2018January 15, 2018

Mercier, France. 1975

By Mike Barry Sr. Photography by Walter Lai   The Mercier Company was established in St. Etienne, France in the early part of the Twentieth Century. They produced a large…

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May 30, 2017May 30, 2017

Bartali, Coppi & Derailleurs in the 1949 Tour de France

By Mike Barry Sr. Photography by Walter Lai Following the Italian Gino Bartali’s second victory in the Tour de France in 1948, he decided that for the 1949 Tour he…

Posted in Bicycles, Design, Equipment, Events, History, Photos, Restoration, Tour de France  •  3 Comments on Bartali, Coppi & Derailleurs in the 1949 Tour de France
September 22, 2016September 23, 2016

Vintage Bicycle Feature: Mariposa Randonneur, 1981: Raid Pyrenean Bicycle

By Mike Barry Sr. Photography By Walter Lai In 1981, my ex business partner, Mike Brown and I decided to attempt the Raid Pryenean, a 750 kilometer journey across the…

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July 14, 2016July 18, 2016

Vintage Bicycle Feature: Le Rochet

By Mike Barry Sr. Photography by Walter Lai Cycles Rochet was an old French company established in the early 1890s in Albert, northern France. Their extensive factory was demolished in…

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November 17, 2015November 17, 2015

A New Treader

Words by Mike Barry Sr. Photos by Walter Lai and Dede Barry Over the last 67 years that I have been cycling, I have had many bikes. Just two of…

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