In print or on the web!
Updated
10.28.2008
Print concerning Vintage Lightweights: |
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"Beauty and the Bicycle" Video |
Alan Bernstein & Emory Van Cleve ABB3330002@aol.com |
This video is a beautifully photographed visit and talk with Richard Sachs and Peter (JP) Weigle. Cost is a very reasonable $18.00 including cost of priority mailing in USA. |
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Editor: Gabe Konrad (also editor of now extinct magazines On the Wheel & Aeolus Butterfly) On The Wheel publications Sand Lake, Michigan |
Fascinating tales of bravery and lore by cycling greats. Also, Bike Lore 2. |
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(No longer published) BIKE WORLD magazine was the alternative to Bicycling magazine in the 1970s. |
BIKE WORLD Magazine Contributed to by noteable cycling enthusiasts such as Joe Kossack, Greg & Charles Siple, Dan Burden, Ray Blum, Roger St.Pierre, John Forrester. BIKE WORLD remains a valuable resource for students of that era. |
 Campagnolo Catalog scans |
David Finlayson Waterford, NY david@campybike.com |
Various offerings of high quality scans, 300 dpi, PDF format on CDs. |
| Cycle History Series |
Cycle
Publishing 1282- 7th Ave San Francisco CA 94122 415-665-8214 pubrel@cyclepublising.com |
Printed compendiums of papers given at International Cycle History Conferences6 hard bound volumes available that each include the proceedings from a particular International Cycle History Conference, covering a wide range of cycling topics from antique to vintage lightweights. Prices range from $30. - $45. each and can be ordered directly from Rob Van der Plas. |
 CYCLING Plus! Magazine |
Future Publishing Somerset, England Subscribe with credit cards at 011 44 1458 271111 |
This broad appeal magazine is the ONLY mainstream source for routine vintage bicycle coverage. Hilary Stone, Roger St. Pierre and editor Paul Vincent are the primary contributors of the excellent classic bike content! |
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"The Custom Bicycle" |
Out of print.
Michael J. Kolin & Denise de la Rosa Rodale Press 1979 Still can be found in used book stores, etc. |
Described initially as a guide to bike purchasing & fit, actually this book's truly valuable part is the unique glimpse at some of the famous builders of the 1970s. There are profiles of makers such as Jack Taylor (the brothers!), Sante Pogliaghi, and others you can read about no where else! Some neat insights and a few humorous errors! Search for this book and add it to your collection! |
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Second (updated) edition now
available Frank Berto, Ron Shepard & Raymond Henry |
An overview of the development of the derailleur gearing mechanism. Three perspectives are provided by the three authors. |
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The
DATA Book |
Cycle
Publishing 1282- 7th Ave San Francisco CA 94122 415-665-8214 pubrel@cyclepublising.com |
A unique tribute to fine bicycle designs, featuring many drawings by Daniel ReBour. Reissued here in hard cover. |
 Ease With Elegance: The Story of Thanet Cycles |
Author: Hilary Stone £8 sterling plus £5 airmail postage. Checks must be in Pounds Sterling. Hilary Stone at 32 Heyford Avenue, Bristol BS5 6UE, England. |
This small but attractive booklet is a very thorough accounting of an unorthodox bicycle design made in Bristol, England, from 1945 to 1958. Although Mr. Stone uses some references and terminology readily recognizable only to his British readers, the flavor and uniqueness of Thanet comes through. |
 The Golden Age of Handbuilt Bicycles |
Text: Jan Heine Photography: Jean-Pierre Praderes $60 Shipping and handling: $5 (U.S., International $12). Washington State residents, please include $4.93 for sales tax (Book $51 + Sales Tax $4.93 + Shipping and Handling $5 = TOTAL of $60.93) Vintage Bicycle Quarterly c/o Il Vecchio Bicycles 140 Lakeside Ave., Ste. C Seattle WA 98122, USA |
Charts the development of bicycles that transcended their function to become a form of art, from the early 1900s through the present day. |
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A Guide to Used Bicycles |
Author: Lou Deeter Available on disc or printed form from author. E-mail loudeeter@aol.com |
This is a home brewed guide to road bicycles that gives a capsule of information on many, many bicycle brands. This is an excellent quick reference for collectors. |
| The Moulton Bicycle |
By Tony Hadland ISBN 0 9507431 1 9 Second edition published in September 1982 hadland@globalnet.co.uk |
156 pages, 56
monochrome illustrations, |
| Frank Patterson Books | www.frankpatterson.co.uk | Books of this wonderful British artists illustrations spanning 50 years of Cycling Magazine... |
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Pete
& Ed BOOKS Cycling History & Antiques Various titles |
Pete & Ed Books E-mail pebooks@indy.net. |
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 "Six Days of Madness" |
By Ted Harper Pacesetter Press 1993 (Out of print?) |
It is so sad that little has been passed on about the era of 6 Day Races, the stars or their bikes! This book is a rare testimony to a lost age. |
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By Tony Hadland ISBN 0 9507431 27 softback Published in December 1987| Recommended bookshop price in the UK £18.00 |
92 glossy pages with full colour cover 153 illustrations, diagrams and specially drawn power flow charts. |
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Vélo-Rétro Vintage Catalogs Reproductions |
Chuck Schmidt 1715 Ramona Avenue, Pasadena, CA 91030-4425 (323) 256-0815 chuckschmidt@earthlink.net |
A long list of neat old catalogs have been saved & copied including a unique compilation of all the Campagnolo tomes. A great resource for the nostalgic, the restorer or the researcher. Separate prices for each title. Web site offers list & prices. |
 Vintage Bike Quarterly |
Jan Heine c/o Il Vecchio Bicycles 140 Lakeside Ave. Seattle WA 98122 USA heine@mindspring.com |
"A newsletter about
classic lightweight bikes (French and other), randonneuring, and touring" Subscriptions 1 year: $ 30 (U.S., Canada $ 34, other countries $ 40) 2 years: $ 57 (U.S., Canada $ 65, other countries $ 77) |
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Do you know of others having to do with Classic/Vintage Lightweights? E-mail any tips! |
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On The Web: |
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| Bicycle Trader |
510 Frederick San Francisco, CA 94117 415-564-2304 fax 415-664-6653 bicycletrader@cyclery.com |
Once a printed magazine it is now a web 'zine featuring classifieds ads and articles that include many topics of interest to vintage buffs. |
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Sheldon's Brown's web site |
Hosted by Harris Cycle | Sheldon was the ringmaster of cycling tech stuff and has a lot of good retro stuff sprinkled about as well! |
| Classic Lightweights UK | "...classic lightweight bicycles, particularly those built in Britain and Italy." | A new web site by Peter Underwood and Patricia Killiard |
| National Cycle collection in England | an increasing number of pdf’s documents from the Veteran Cycle Club of catalogue and research material regarding veteran cycles in the UK. | |
| Evolution of Early British Derailleurs |
Paper is based on research by Tony Hadland hadland@globalnet.co.uk |
For a small section of the forthcoming book The Dancing Chain by Ron Shepherd, Frank Berto and others. The research was carried out in 1996, primarily using British patents. |
| The Fat Tire Trading Post |
Author: Chris Ioakimedes |
Includes a bicycle catalog archive, technical information for vintage bike mechanics, and a collection of interesting bikes... |
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Old Roads.com Vintage Bike group |
In the predominantly Menotomy Fat Tire Classics site in which questions and answers are exchanged by the readers. |
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Sunset for SunTour
by Frank J. Berto |
Van der Plas Publications 1282 7th Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94122 415-665-8214 vanderp@jps.net |
Excerpt of article published in the Proceedings of the 9th International Cycle History Conference by Van der Plas Publications |
| by Arnfried Schmitz | An illustrated personal view of rear derailleur systems in Tony Hadland's web site | |
| Old Roads.com English Roadster group |
This
is for those Raleigh, Hercules, |
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| Old School Bikes | Troy Warnick |
Wonderful collection of vintage bikes. |
| TheRacingBicycle.com | by Jay Van de Velde |
"....a resource for the history, preservation and enjoyment of the antique and classic racing bicycle" And an amazing collection of wonderful bikes! |
| Retro Raleighs | Hosted by Harris Cycle | Retro Raleighs was originated by Ray Chong, who passed the Torch to Sheldon Brown in March, 2003. |
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Rydjor Bike Shop vintage bike Collection |
219 N. Main St. Austin, Minnesota 55912 |
85 bikes at last count! Great range of makes, models and eras. |
| Mike Kone's Guide to Vintage Bikes (and some prices) | Mike Kone on Sheldon Brown's web site | A neat list & discussion of the various marques that appeal to vintage buffs. These articles originally appeared in the VRBN. Some of the opinions are up for debate! |
| Alex Singer shop tour | Don Gillies, San Diego | A personal shop tour looking at the bikes, fixtures, etc. |
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Schwinn Paramount
history and dating guide |
Waterford bicycles (Who got their start as the makers of the last of the "true" Schwinn Paramounts) |
A neat guide by Richard Schwinn to numbering systems used on Paramounts throughout the years and a little history.... |
| The Sturmey-Archer Story |
1995 Supplement.... Product Developments Since 1987 By Tony Hadland |
Tony uses his web site to provide additional info on Sturmey Archer, as well as competitors developments during this period. |
| WoolJersey.com | A wonderful potpourri of vintage bicycle photos and related. Submissions by various collectors and aficionados. | |
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Palo Alto Bicycle Shop's
"Collecting Cycling Material~ Values of Cycling Collectibles" |
An interesting site with discussions about collecting in general and a listing of actual prices that exact bicycles have sold for in auctions, etc. | |
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Know of literature or a new site pertaining to Classic/Vintage Lightweights? Please E-mail any discoveries! |
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