1971 Bob Jackson
Paul Schneider’s 1971 Bob Jackson 1971 Bob Jackson custom Italian and French racing bikes have always had a fair amount of prestige. There’s no denying their cycling pedigree. Keep in mind though, when...
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Steve McEniry’s 1982 Nishiki Cervino 1982 Nishiki Cervino Take a look at this bike. It’s a Nishiki Cervino, a fairly rare model that graced the cover of Nishiki’s 1982 catalog (along with a young woman...
View Article1984 Olympic Team Funny Bike
1984 Olympic Team 100km Funny Bike ‘84 Olympic Team Funny Bike Bikes that are built specifically for time trials have been called “Funny Bikes” since the 1980’s. This is one of the first bikes to have...
View ArticleBill Keane’s 1979 Guerciotti
1979 Guerciotti Bill Keane’s 1979 Guerciotti This gigantic Guerciotti road bike originally belonged to our tall friend Bill Keane. Some of you may remember a bike shop called The Bike Pedaler located...
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1971 Cinelli S.C. 1971 Cinelli Speciale Corsa Vintage bike fans are typically fond of Cinelli handlebars and handlebar stems. Hardcore followers of the brand will swear by vintage Cinelli Unicanitor...
View ArticleJohn Adkin’s Bantel Team Hugh Porter road bike
John Adkin’s Bantel Team Hugh Porter road bike 1975 Hugh Porter Bantel Team Bike This is a Hugh Porter/Bantel team bike from 1975. Hugh Porter was the first British bike racer to win a professional...
View Article1975 Holdsworth Professional
1975 Holdsworth Professional 1975 Holdsworth Professional Holdsworth bicycles began in the early 1930’s. W.F. “Sandy” Holdsworth started his empire at his bike shop in Kent but it expanded over the...
View Article1980 Cinelli MX-1 BMX Bike
1980 Cinelli MX-1 1980 Cinelli MX-1 A Cinelli MX-1. An Italian BMX frame, made out of Columbus cromoly tubing and built up with Campagnolo BMX parts. This was a cool bike in 1980 and the ensuing four...
View Article1984 Raleigh Elkhorn mountain bike
1984 Raleigh Elkhorn 1984 Raleigh Elkhorn If you’ve seen one road, you’ve seen them all (according to Raleigh’s advertisements from the early ‘80’s). Try this new mountain-biking thing instead! Raleigh...
View Article1981 Ciocc Moscow 80
1981 Ciocc Mockba 80 Ciocc Mockba ’80 This vintage Ciocc (say “choh-ch”) Mockba (say “Moscow”) 80 is a model made by the iconic Italian racing bike brand to celebrate Sergei Sukhoruchenkov’s (you’re on...
View Article1985 Guerciotti SPX steel road bike
1985 Guerciotti road bike 1985 Guerciotti with early Dura-Ace parts Retro versus modern, “old school” as opposed to being on the cutting edge, early versus later. These descriptions make it necessary...
View Article1970 Frejus junior sized track bike
1970 Frejus junior-sized track bike 1970 Frejus kids’ track bike The pictures suggest that this Frejus track bike is just a nice old racing bike for rolling around the local Velodrome. Nothing weird or...
View Article1970 Schwinn Stardust
1970 Schwinn Stardust 1970 Schwinn Stardust From the catalog: Schwinn Stardust …the Shopper’s Bike! The special new lightweight Sting-Ray bike for mother or daughter. A delight for shopping. New chrome...
View Article1968 Falcon road bike
1968 Falcon road bike 1968 Falcon An English Falcon. This one with light blue feathers. Falcon is an old bicycle and motorcycle brand that had their peak in popularity among cycling enthusiasts in the...
View Article1974 Raleigh Professional MK.IV Model Dl180
Harry Downing’s 1974 Raleigh Professional 1974 Raleigh Professional First of all, the actual model designation for this bike is the Raleigh Professional MK.IV Model DL180 (in Blue Mink & Silver)....
View Article1970 Schwinn Cotton Picker Sting-Ray
1970 Schwinn Cotton Picker Sting-Ray 1970 Schwinn Cotton Picker A Schwinn Sting-Ray “Krate” bike from 1970. This one is always a crowd favorite. It’s an iconic bike. So iconic that we use a silhouette...
View Article1975 Teledyne Titan
1975 Teledyne Titan 1975 Teledyne Titan It’s pretty fun to show off first attempts with our little museum (even if that “first” sometimes only means “first commercially viable”). We have the first...
View Article1982 Peugeot UO-10
Steve Lodholz’s Peugeot UO-10 Peugeot UO-10 During the 1970’s there was a bike boom in the United States. A lot of the fuel for the boom came from local Schwinn stores of course, so a big portion of...
View Article1972 Jack Taylor Clubman
1972 Jack Taylor Clubman 1972 Jack Taylor Clubman We need somebody out there to buy this old Jack Taylor, put it on the roof of their vintage Mini Cooper and drive to the start of the L’Eroica...
View Article1984 Nishiki Westwood mountain bike
1984 Nishiki Westwood 1984 Nishiki Westwood The following is lovingly (and mockingly) plagiarized from a 1984 issue of Bicycling magazine. ….Interested in trying out a new all-terrain bicycle? Nishiki...
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