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Ebykr celebrates classic and vintage lightweight bicycles through provoking imagery and opinion. Ride along with us.
Origins: From Cabinetry to Duralumin Spécialités TA is one of the most remarkable paradoxes in cycling history: an absurdly small company that has held global fame and respect since 1947. It has never employed more than a handful of managers…
From a front-wheel-drive experiment that never reached production to a crankset still made six decades after its debut, the history of Spécialités TA is the story of a tiny French workshop that chose to do a few things better than…
Legnano secured its place in the great tradition of Italian cycling, forged by racing greats Alfredo Binda, Gino Bartali and Fausto Coppi and by a corporate history flamboyant enough to include fascist political interference and outright murder. This timeline traces the marque from its 1902 origins to its twenty-first-century revival.
A Century of Celeste: Key Corporate and Technical Milestones of the World’s Oldest Bicycle Empire From its modest origins in a Milanese workshop at Via Nirone 7 to the absolute heights of professional cycling’s “Double-Double,” the history of Bianchi is…
Introduction: More Than a Bicycle, A Legacy Cast in Steel In the historical annals of cycling, one name is etched deeper than most any other: Bianchi. Founded in a Milanese workshop in 1885, it is not only the world’s oldest…
Many years ago, I was strolling through a garage sale early one Saturday morning when I stumbled upon a pile of vintage lightweight bike framesets and parts. There were quite a few nice finds in the mix: A minty fresh…
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,…
Edoardo Bianchi and his namesake bicycle, motorcycle and automobile company have helped usher in modern transportation since 1885. That’s because Bianchi and his company’s “Reparto Corse” racing division were first to use several innovations that have since become cornerstone features…