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Introducing MAFAC In the historical archive of classic lightweight and vintage bicycles, some components get relegated to lowly footnote status, while others stand tall as towering monuments to engineering achievement. Among the latter, the name MAFAC—an acronym derived from the…
Sixteen original Cycles Automoto posters, running from 1899 to 1950 — very nearly the marque’s whole poster life, from the art nouveau years in Saint-Étienne to the Champs-Élysées after the war. Automoto built in an industrial town and advertised like…
Goëland Frame Goëland Fork Stronglight Competition Headset (Steel) Goëland Single Bolt Stem (Aluminum, Engraved) Pivot Randonneur “3 Position” Handlebar (Aluminum) TA Crankset (Aluminum, 3 Chainrings, Asymmetric, Adjustable) TA Bottom Bracket (Steel, Cottered) Huret Front Derailleur Nivex Rear Derailleur (5 Speed,…
Legnano stands firmly among the tallest names in all of Italian cycling racing history. Founder Emilio Bozzi and his namesake bicycle and component manufacturer and distributor tapped into a collective competitive spirit to usher in modern transportation solutions starting back…
Legnano secured its rightful place in the great tradition of Italian cycling many epochs ago. This is largely because Legnano was and remains among the winningest brands in all of cycling racing history, with professional road greats like Alfredo Binda,…
1984 Colnago Super Pista Saronni FRAME: Colnago Super Pista FORK: Colnago Super Pista HEADSET:Campagnolo Record, 1″ diameter HANDLEBAR:3TTT Pista, Colnago clover and palmares engraving, deep drop, 40cm width c-c STEM:3TTT Pista, Ernesto Colnago signatures, Colnago clover engraving, steep angle, 115mm…
Custom Handmade Frame Upright randonneuse arrangement and geometryFine build by accomplished constructeurOriginal twin top tube design is nicely uniqueWonderful lugwork throughout, like early NervexArtistic caps on seat stay tangsChain stays reinforced with tangsCenter mount bridge for rear sidepull brake2x fender/mudguard…
Roger Hugonnier and Jo Routens together made some of the finest (and winningest) touring, randonneuring and sportif bicycles of the mid-twentieth century. The era was one full of transitions – some moving away from World War II and others moving…
Bianchi is the longest continually operating bicycle manufacturer in the world. Founded in Milan, Italy by Edoardo Bianchi in 1885, the company and its trademark eagle logo have come to personify high-quality, race inspired bikes for generations of adoring cyclists.…
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