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Racing and the track on Ebykr: 34 articles across 17 makers, with 11 Timelines, 10 histories, nine build sheets, three galleries and one guide.
The most read history in this topic.
MafacHistoryMAFAC of Clermont-Ferrand from Auguste Bourdel's founding in 1946: the Criterium cantilever, the Racer center-pull, Rebour's drawings and the firm's end.
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CampagnoloTimelineA timeline of Campagnolo from Tullio's birth in Vicenza in 1901 through the 1933 patent, Gran Sport, Record and Super Record to the investment of 2026.
PeugeotTimelineA timeline of Cycles Peugeot from the family foundry of 1810 and the lion of 1858 through Le Grand Bi to its record 10 Tour de France victories.
BianchiTimelineThe key dates of Bianchi from the Via Nirone workshop of 1885 to Cycleurope: the Reparto Corse, celeste, Coppi and Gimondi, Autobianchi and Treviglio.
ColnagoTimelineA timeline of Colnago from Ernesto's broken leg in 1951 and his Cambiago shop of 1954 through Magni, the unbreakable forks and Ferrari to carbon fiber.
LegnanoTimelineA timeline of Legnano from the 1176 battle behind its emblem through Binda's five Giro wins and Coppi's 1942 hour record to the brand's modern revival.
MasiTimelineA timeline of Masi from Faliero Masi's shop under Milan's Vigorelli velodrome through Carlsbad and Breaking Away to Alberto Masi's 3V Volumetrica.
GitaneTimelineA timeline of Gitane from Marcel Bruneliere's farm-parts trade at Machecoul in 1925 through Anquetil, Hinault and Renault to the Cycleurope years.
De RosaTimelineA timeline of De Rosa from Ugo's birth in Milan in 1934 and his shop of 1953 through Géminiani, Merckx and Molteni to titanium, aluminum and carbon.
HetchinsTimelineA timeline of Hetchins of North London from 1934: the Vibrant Triangle, Tony Merkens at Herne Hill, Jack Denny's lugwork and Alf Hetchin's years.
CinelliTimelineA timeline of Cinelli from Cino's Milan-San Remo win of 1943 through the Super Corsa, Bivalent hubs and Ole Ritter's 1974 bike to the Laser and the Ram.
Spécialités TATimelineFrom a 1947 Clamart workshop to Sissonne today, the key dates, models and milestones of Spécialités TA, the tiny French chainring legend.
PeugeotHistoryCycles Peugeot from a Montbéliard steel foundry to 10 Tour de France titles: the family split over cars, the PX-10 and the checkerboard era.
BianchiHistoryFounded in Milan in 1885, Bianchi is the oldest bicycle company still building bicycles. The full story: the safety bicycle, royal patronage, celeste, Fausto Coppi and the classic models.
LegnanoHistoryLegnano from Emilio Bozzi's Milan firm through the Binda, Bartali and Coppi years: its racing record, green paint, decline under Bianchi and revival.
GitaneHistoryGitane from Marcel Bruneliere's farm-parts trade at Machecoul in 1925 through the bike boom and Renault years, with Anquetil, Hinault, Fignon and LeMond.
BianchiHistoryEdoardo Bianchi from the Martinitt orphanage to Via Nirone, and the Reparto Corse that carried his innovations from Queen Margherita to Coppi's celeste.
CampagnoloHistoryTullio Campagnolo by the record: a farm laborer's son from Vicenza, a first patent in May 1933, the 1943 quick release and a conviction the histories omit.
De RosaHistoryUgo De Rosa, from his uncle's Milan workshop and his own firm of 1953 to the frames he built for Merckx and the steel and titanium his sons still refine.
Spécialités TAHistoryAn absurdly small French workshop that made the alloy chainring its calling and built the immortal Pro 5 Vis crankset. Meet Spécialités TA.
ColnagoHistoryErnesto Colnago, from the Gloria factory and the broken leg that ended his racing to the Cambiago shop of 1954, the unbreakable fork, carbon and Ferrari.
RaleighBuild sheetThe full build sheet of a 1989 Raleigh USA Team Pro Track: frame and fork with Cinelli lugs, Campagnolo C-Record Pista, Cinelli cockpit and silk tubulars.
NagasawaBuild sheetThe build sheet of a 2002 Nagasawa NJS keirin pista in electric blue: hand-cut windowed lugs, a TA Pista crank, Suntour Superbe Pro hubs and Nitto bars.
LegnanoBuild sheetThe build sheet of a 1964 Legnano Pista in gold-green, serial FA7449: a cottered Magistroni crank, Cinelli cockpit, Fratelli Brivio hubs and Fiamme rims.
FujiBuild sheetThe build sheet of a 1970s Team Fuji track bike in Fuji 331 double butted tubing, from the Japanese track parts bin: Nitto, Sugino, Suzue, Araya and HKK.
ColnagoBuild sheetThe build sheet of a 1984 Colnago Super Pista in Columbus tubing with clover engravings, Campagnolo Record Pista parts, TTT Pista bars and Ambrosio rims.
CinelliBuild sheetThe build sheet of an original 1963 Cinelli Super Corsa, serial 585: Campagnolo Record, TA cranks, Mafac Top 63 brakes and Mavic Professionnel rims.
The build sheet of an original 1940s Cavalieri from Verona: Columbus steel, Campagnolo Cambio Corsa gears, a Fratelli Brivio crank and Nisi Toro rims.
ColnagoBuild sheetThe build sheet of an all-original 1984 Colnago Super Pista in Saronni red: Columbus SL, clover engravings, Campagnolo Record Pista and 3TTT Pista bars.
RafaleBuild sheetThe build sheet of a 1939 Cycles Rafale three-speed ridden by Roger Du Peuty: a Bernard Carré fork, Exeltoo hubs, an S.L.B. derailleur and 650B rims.
BianchiGalleryBianchi in pictures, from an 1880s Milan engraving through catalog covers, advertisements and team photographs to a modern celeste L'Eroica frameset.
LegnanoGalleryA chronological sweep of Legnano from 1908 to 1965: catalog pages, advertisements, racing photographs and factory scenes from Emilio Bozzi's marque.
ColnagoGalleryPhotographs of Ernesto Colnago from 1940 on: the young racer at Gloria, the Cambiago framebuilder and the mechanic beside Eddy Merckx and the Molteni team.
PeugeotGuideDate a vintage Peugeot by reading its model, frame, component codes and decals together; its serial number carries a date only from 1976.
Every maker with an article in this topic, the most covered first.
Colnago5 articles hereBianchi4 articles hereLegnano4 articles herePeugeot3 articles hereGitane2 articles hereCampagnolo2 articles hereCinelli2 articles hereSpécialités TA2 articles hereDe Rosa2 articles hereRaleigh1 article hereMafac1 article hereMasi1 article hereFuji1 article hereHetchins1 article hereCavalieri1 article hereNagasawa1 article hereRafale1 article hereThreads that run across makers.
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