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The CEO, the operations manager, the system administrator, the accountant, the communications manager and the dishwasher over at Velobase are all the same person, AFIK. In my mind it looks a bit like this at Velobase HQ: I get that it takes a while to fix things when you're running that site...

I've read that the administrator is on vacation, and we'll have to be patient for a least a week or so.

Former Reformed Church in Zevenhoven, NL. These days it's a family home, by the looks of it.

That is very unfortunate. I hope Jon is able to get the application back up. The internet is but a shadow of its former self without this wonderful resource. 😟

The most important things to look out for were those tents marked "Dégustation", where they served cool drinks. :)

Mrs non-fixie and I did the same ride. And yes, it was pretty warm!

Olympique?

Wait a minute. You're looking for a matching bike to put on the back of your vintage Ferrari and you get a Trek?

The internet seems to confirm that during the late seventies these frames were sold as Falcons, Elswick Hoppers and Coventry Eagles. Falcon Puma Pic from the FB entry:

'79 Miki, I'd say. It has a lot in common with the Union Sakai of that period, also with a Miki frame and fork. Random internet pic:

Even though I would have kept the original fork if it were mine, I love it when people just ignore the crowd and build the bike they want. 👍 ;)

Sounds like you may have a complete Valentino Extra set. Not as posh as Record, of course, but it'll look the part (and work) on the right bike.

On the street in Saumur at Anjou Vélo Vintage last Friday. A Bugatti.

Église St Pierre, Lacave:

Thank you! Great to have stories like these made available on the interwebs for future generations. Urago is still a well-respected brand, certainly in France. I made this picture of three vélos randoneuses in Saumur a couple of years ago. Two Alex Singer examples and a Urago:

I've been doing L'Eroica rides since 2013, and always with 28mm tyres. Mostly Panaracer Pasela folding tyres, but recently also with Vittoria Corsa Graphene items. Both work fine, the treads on the latter look a bit more authentic, IMHO. Vittoria on my Union "Rini Wagtmans": The cheapo...

Thank you! I kind of expected that, as it supports a Belgian origin. The Belgians were early adopters of Shimano and the Ishiwata tubing mentioned by @juvela .

Or maybe just a bloke in Doncaster having fun with a die set. "This will have them scratching their heads for a while!" 🙂

The serial number has me wondering who the actual maker was, as it looks decidedly Asian. In which case the first two or three digits would be significant. "T" could be a manufacturer or a fortnight indicator. "8" or "80" could be a year. Perhaps @dihummer has a clue?

I know very little about Minerva, I'm afraid. The company was founded in 1933, I've read, inspired by the automobile manufacturer of the same name. They were traders, more than manufacturers, it seems, so it seems logical that their products would end up elsewhere. OTOH, the bulk of their...