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Tag: Vintage Bicycle

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…

Posted in Equipment, Photos, Restoration, Vintage Bicycles, Vintage Bicycles  •  1 Comment on Restoration Feature: A Ride On My Gios
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…

Posted in Restoration, Vintage Bicycles, Vintage Bicycles  •  3 Comments on Restoration Feature: 1970s Chris Chance Road Bicycle, USA
February 7, 2020February 13, 2020

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…

Posted in Bicycles, Design, Equipment, History, Interview, Restoration, Road Bicycle, Vintage Bicycles  • 
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…

Posted in Bicycles, Design, Equipment, History, Vintage Bicycles, Vintage Bicycles  • 
November 4, 2019December 21, 2019

Vintage Bicycle Feature: 1965 Hetchins, England

This frame is an excellent example of the ornate lugged Hetchins.  The Hetchins “Vibrant” stays were claimed to make the bike more comfortable and resilient.  Campagnolo Record derailleurs, hubs and…

Posted in Bicycles, Design, Equipment, History, Vintage Bicycles, Vintage Bicycles  • 
October 29, 2019December 4, 2019

Vintage Bicycle Feature: André Bertin “Type Special” French Racer Vintage Bicycle

This circa late 1940s André Bertin “Type Special” French Racer was built by André Bertin, a former professional cyclist. At Bicyclesport and Bicycle Specialties, we sold Bertin over the years…

Posted in Bicycles, Design, Equipment, History, Photos, Vintage Bicycles  • 
August 1, 2019August 1, 2019

Vintage Bicycle Feature: 1982 Mariposa Child’s Road Bicycle

By Michael Barry A good steel frame can be used repeatedly, for decades. It can be ridden, crashed, fixed and adapted. In the shop, old bikes come in constantly that…

Posted in Bicycles, Design, Equipment, History, Photos, Road Bicycle, Vintage Bicycles, Vintage Bicycles, Youth  •  4 Comments on Vintage Bicycle Feature: 1982 Mariposa Child’s Road Bicycle
April 1, 2019April 1, 2019

Vintage Bicycle Feature: c1950 Torpado Track Bicycle

Made in Italy.  Restored in the Mariposa Bicycles – Bicycle Specialties Ltd. workshop in January 2019 Serial Number: 9924 Size: Seat Tube: 55 cm Centre to Centre, 58 cm Centre…

Posted in Bicycles, History, Track Bicycle, Vintage Bicycles  • 
January 10, 2019January 28, 2019

Vintage Bicycle Feature: Legnano. 1948

This Legnano Bicycle was made in Italy in 1948 and it is very similar to the bike that Italian bicycle racer, Gino Bartali used to win the 1948 Tour de…

Posted in Bicycles, Design, Equipment, History, Photos, Racing, Restoration, Tour de France, Vintage Bicycles  •  3 Comments on Vintage Bicycle Feature: Legnano. 1948
January 9, 2019January 9, 2019

Vintage Bicycle Feature: Bob Jackson Tricycle

Bob Jackson, J.R. (John Robert) Jackson, first opened shop in Leeds in 1935 as J.R.J. Cycles using money borrowed from his mother. He built bikes until WWII when all production…

Posted in Design, Equipment, Vintage Bicycles  • 
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
June 29, 2018July 6, 2018

Vintage Bicycle Feature: c1963 Ideor. Savona, Italy.

The Ideor bicycle company was one of the most highly respected bike companies in Italy. Established in the early part of the twentieth century in Savona, Ideor produced a complete…

Posted in Bicycles, Equipment, History, Vintage Bicycles  •  1 Comment on Vintage Bicycle Feature: c1963 Ideor. Savona, Italy.

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