Stefan, Author at Le Cycleur

August 13, 2021 / Stefan / Mavic

Boston-Mavic team, the launch of ‘le tout mavic’ in the peloton

1980 Team Boston – IFI – Mavic In 1980 Mavic gently launched ‘le tout Mavic’…

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August 5, 2021 / Stefan / Mavic

Complete overview of vintage mavic headsets

Mavic officially presented its first headset in 1979 as part of the ‘tout Mavic’ groupset.…

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September 13, 2019 / Stefan / belgian bikes

1988 Weymans for a former Belgian Champion

Over 30 years ago, the Belgian master frame builder Jan Weymans built this tiny race bike…

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August 17, 2019 / Stefan / restauration

1978 Colnago Super with Galli Criterium groupset

A vintage bicycle restoration project in remembrance of Galli, a great bicycle components brand that…

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November 4, 2018 / Stefan / belgian bikes

1988 Computer Designed Bioracer race bike

In 1988 the Belgian Bio-Racer was one of the first companies in the world that…

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October 23, 2018 / Stefan / restauration

1976 Bridgestone bicycle team Bleu de Nil

Check out the restored Bridgestone bicycle from Rini Langkruis, the former coach of the Dutch…

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September 29, 2018 / Stefan / Mavic

1990-91 Look KG56 Generation 4 equipped with Mavic

A few years ago I bought a well used Look KG56 frameset with beautiful bonded…

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August 14, 2018 / Stefan / belgian bikes

Vintage Karel Mintjens race bike by Eddy Merckx

We just finished detailing a stunning mid-nineties Eddy Merckx Strada OS made with oversized Columbus…

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October 11, 2017 / Stefan / Mavic

Mavic bottom bracket, the road to perfection

Vintage Mavic bottom brackets are known to last forever thanks to a unique ‘floating’ monobloc…

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June 12, 2017 / Stefan / belgian bikes

1993 Bioracer Genius with electronic Mavic ZAP groupset

Last year we found a stunning steel Bioracer Genius from 1993 with an original electronic…

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May 21, 2017 / Stefan / Huret

History of Sachs New Success

The true story of Sachs New Success, the last and best attempt of the Franco-German manufacturer to compete…

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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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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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