Schwinn Paramount Catalog, 193819 pages, Paramount road and track bikes, Superior road and track bikes, plus parts and accessories. Color cover. $6 Shimano Catalog, 197440 pages, covers Dura-Ace and the Road, Track and Touring ensembles with parts drawings. Very comprehensive! Color cover. $...
Workmanship on these bi bikes ruled, there were some significant models. Later, during the Greg Lemond era, Gitane was again a prominent contender. Most common, however, are the early 70's Gitane Tour de France models.[similar to thePeugeotPX-10]Not terribly valuable, few people went to gr...
1. What Benotto models are professional? Benotto used the same frame geometry from the Modelo 800 to Modelo 5000. So all models 800 and above are a pleasure to ride and were considered raceable. The difference in frame sets is weight, which was dependent on the metal u...
N.J. The Fraysse family has a long and VERY significant involvement with bike racing in the United States. At one time or another I believe Mike, father Vic, and grandfather Emile were all presidents of the/, etc. and they were all very experienced racers of "the old school", i.e. ...
("telephone dial") hubs in the mid 1950's in their parts department. These hubs were made by Schwinn for CCM and are super rare. In short, it will have to remain a mystery as to whether or not CCM actually put block chains on the '50's Flyers. All of the people I knew that ...
both head "lugs" are actually a single stamping. These bikes only came in one frame size, 22". They were an attempt by Chiorda, previously a highly regarded name, to cash in on the U.S. Bike Boom of the mid '70s, when you could sell anything as long as it was a "ten-speed....