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PezCycling News Book Review of The Elite Bicycle
“An eccentric and entertaining book, beautifully produced with top-quality photos and amusing but informative text and a foreword by cycling-mad British fashion designer Sir Paul Smith, “The Elite...
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Red Kite Prayer Offers This Book Review of The Elite Bicycle
“Ultimately, what you come away with is something different; it’s the sense that you’ve spent an afternoon at the builder or company’s work space, that you’ve seen the work being done and then been...
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The Good Will of Chris King
It’s the pivot, the holding pin, the axis round which it all turns. It’s the hub. And who’s making these tough, light, finely manufactured hubs in colors for every taste? It’s Chris King, one of the 29...
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The Spirit of Columbus
The name Hephaestus is unfamiliar to most outside of the study of Greek mythology. He was the god of fire, chiefly the blacksmith’s fire. As a result, he was the patron of all craftsmen, especially...
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Vive la Difference with TIME
Lyon, the third largest city in France, occupies a strategic position dominating the valleys of the Rhône and Saône. It therefore acts as a gateway to the mountains which form one of the most important...
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Praise for The Elite Bicycle
“The Elite Bicycle is one of the finer coffee table books we’ve seen in years. The book profiles some of the world’s greatest (and disappearing) bike artisans with shart portraits, incisive...
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Pegoretti
On the wall above the entrance to the paintshop in the premises – soon to be vacated – of the Pegoretti works, hangs a large sheet of paper, scrawled with signatures round the central motif: a...
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How to Wrap New Handlebar Tape
BEFORE YOU START Brake lever hoods can be fragile, especially if they’re getting old, so take it easy when pulling them clear of the taping area. Wrap the bar tops with electrical tape; this neatens up...
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Richard Sachs Is…The Bike Whisperer
“What drew me in was the combination of a beautiful sport with beautiful bikes. They spoke to me, and they were used for racing.” These are the words of the immortal Richard Sachs, one of the 29...
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Mavic: The Rims of Champions
It is for wheels that Mavic is, and was from the start, best known. Mavic is one example of the 29 handmade bicycle manufacturers featured in the new book The Elite Bicycle. 1889 marked the centennial...
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