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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Brooks

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Brooks has been making saddles under the same name since 1866, in a range that has changed slowly and looked similar throughout.

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Brooks

France

8 documented marques · 23 articles
Duralumin

Duralumin2

TimelineAdIdéale

Idéale6

Model GuideTimelineGalleryCatalogAdLefol

Lefol2

TimelineCatalogAdMafac

Mafac3

TimelineCatalogAdMavic

Mavic2

TimelineAdMaxi-Car

Maxi-Car3

TimelineGallerySpécialités TA

Spécialités TA3

TimelineGalleryAdStronglight

Stronglight2

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England

2 documented marques · 7 articles
Bayliss-Wiley

Bayliss-Wiley2

TimelineBrooks

Brooks5

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Other

1 documented marque · 1 article
Reynolds

Reynolds1

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