Ebykr Index

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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Idéale

FranceModel GuideTimelineGalleryCatalogAd

Idéale saddles were made at Pont-Saint-Pierre in the Eure for just over a century, first by F.

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Idéale

France

8 documented marques · 20 articles
Duralumin

Duralumin2

TimelineAdIdéale

Idéale5

Model GuideTimelineGalleryCatalogAdLefol

Lefol2

TimelineCatalogAdMafac

Mafac2

TimelineCatalogMavic

Mavic2

TimelineMaxi-Car

Maxi-Car2

GallerySpécialités TA

Spécialités TA3

TimelineGalleryStronglight

Stronglight2

Timeline

England

2 documented marques · 7 articles
Bayliss-Wiley

Bayliss-Wiley2

TimelineBrooks

Brooks5

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