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March 22, 2017 / Stefan / Style

Choose the right handlebar tape to match your vintage bicycle

Handlebar tape is a rider’s personal preference. Some professional riders opted for an older tape technology…

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February 27, 2017 / Bart Suykerbuyk / brakelevers

Nuovo Record brake levers

Here we are again with the ultimate comparison list of all the Campagnolo Nuovo Record brake…

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February 10, 2017 / Bart Suykerbuyk / belgian bikes

SNEL “Professional” frameset +-1980

SNEL (translation: FAST) from Utrecht is a bike shop that has been there since 1940…

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November 30, 2016 / Bart Suykerbuyk / Campagnolo

Campagnolo aero pedals, the complete list

The past years I have been asked so many times “Hey Bart what type of pedal is…

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November 29, 2016 / Bart Suykerbuyk / Campagnolo

How to date Campagnolo record pedals

A comprehensive list of Record pedals from 1958 – 1987 Excluding the aero pedals launched…

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November 29, 2016 / Stefan / restauration

Building a 1988 Vitus KAS in honour of Sean Kelly

We managed to get our hands on the groupset of Sean Kelly’s 1988 Vitus KAS…

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November 5, 2016 / Stefan / Mavic

History of the magical Mavic starfish crank

There’s something magical about the Mavic ‘starfish’ cranks. They are not the lightest nor the most…

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August 25, 2016 / Bart Suykerbuyk / Style

gumwall tires

Aaaah, the never ending search for that perfect matching part for your bike. Which includes…

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August 21, 2016 / Bart Suykerbuyk / Campagnolo

How to distinguish 1st and 2nd generation C-Record seat posts

With the C-Record groupset, Campagnolo also introduced the aero seat posts. So how do you…

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August 19, 2016 / Bart Suykerbuyk / Campagnolo

4 generations of super record seat posts

Most vintage bike enthousiasts know that there are 2 types of super record seat posts,…

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August 17, 2016 / Bart Suykerbuyk / belgian bikes

Charles Terryn Competition late seventies

Read the story Charles Terryn here Terryn Competition I personally think this is one of the…

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July 16, 2016 / Bart Suykerbuyk / brakelevers

Campagnolo C-Record brake levers explained

Campagnolo brake levers, the differences I get many questions about the exact differences between Campagnolo brake levers, so…

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