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    Another buy where size and colour, rather than perceived quality, were the deciding factors. A Jacques Anquetil frameset with a strong...
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    Could have bought a very nice Reynolds or Columbus frameset for the price, but didn't. Bought this instead: a French Robust of...
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    When you acquire a lot of parts donor bikes you inevitably end up with many parts that are too modern for your own projects, but also...
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    One of the strangest birds in my collection is this Van den Eng "Stormvogel". Van de Eng was a shop in Gouda that dealt in domestic...
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    I have tried the concept of a "winter bike" before, but with little success. They were either too nice to want to expose to wet...
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    In 2012 I found a pretty Benotto mixte which I thought would be really nice for mrs non-fixie. Seller's picture: After a clean, a...
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    Thank you. I think so too. 😁 On a more serious note: besides wanting to have 'a few' classic racing bikes to take to events like...
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    Style and material are somewhat reminiscent of the "R.C." tubing decals that were used by Superia. Same supplier perhaps? Which...
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    One thing I still needed to do was finish the bike I'd chosen as my designated winter bike before the winter is actually finished. I...
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    After a lot of grumbling, sighing and cursing to get the brakes to work properly and the front mudguard to sit somewhere near where I...
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    And since it is the festive season, another rare bike seems to be fitting. This is an Akibo. At least that is what the decals say. I...
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    One of my favourite bikes, and one I have been touring on quite a bit over the years, is my Roy Thame. I bought it as a frame and fork...
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    Full size folding bikes are rare, and nice ones even rarer. I had been looking for one for ages, and when this Bridgestone Grandtech...
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    This Huissoon came up for sale last year on a local bicycle trekking forum. Nobody there was remotely interested, it sat there for a...
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    The ride quality is pretty much equal, I'd say, in my use cases. But I like the look of the Grand Bois better. The 28mm Vittoria Corsa...
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