Component Makers

Histories, timelines and image galleries for the makers behind classic lightweight components — the saddles, brakes, hubs, cranksets and rims, not the frames.

Component Makers

Histories, timelines and image galleries for the makers behind classic lightweight components — the saddles, brakes, hubs, cranksets and rims, not the frames.

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Mafac

FranceArticleTimelineCatalog

MAFAC’s story is that of a specialist brake innovator facing the rise of integrated groupsets. For 20 prosperous years, MAFAC filled a crucial gap by creating brakes—like the pioneering Criterium cantilever and revolutionary Racer…

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Mafac

France

7 documented marques
Idéale

Idéale

ArticleModel GuideTimelineLefol

Lefol

ArticleTimelineMafac

Mafac

ArticleTimelineCatalogMavic

Mavic

ArticleTimelineMaxi-Car

Maxi-Car

ArticleGallerySpécialités TA

Spécialités TA

ArticleTimelineGalleryStronglight

Stronglight

ArticleTimeline

England

2 documented marques
Bayliss-Wiley

Bayliss-Wiley

ArticleTimelineBrooks

Brooks

ArticleModel GuideTimeline

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