Bike Workshop - 1994 Annual Review 300 Pages Full Color

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MuchAlohaNui

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I stumbled across this link while searching for more information on some frames. The magazine is written in German, but...for nearly 300 pages of full-color product information on the hotness of 1994 is there for you to compare with components categorized along with weights, prices and alloys. A bit of commentary too, if you can read it.

Whoever put this up online has the link setup for automatically opening up for printing from your printer. Simply cancel the printer application on your computer and you can view the pages there on your web browser. Or change the print process of the open print window: in "Destination" to "Save as PDF" then look for the format and scale settings (for me was A4 format @ 140% scale), save to your HD.

https://vebuka.com/print/100310084430-0e8241eb75e44575a2b8606dd24714f0/BIKE_WORKSHOP_1994
Edit: Covers of past issues. Click on on the "workshops" link on the left hand side
http://www.bike-workshop.de/
 
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I thought that the old Freewheel catalogue were something, but this just blows that out of the water. Such a compendium of useful data and general loveliness. To think that out there somewhere in the world each one of these components all still exist waiting for retro bike salvation!
 
Tsundere said:
Amazing trove! Were these released annually? Any other years available?
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I personally don’t know and have only seen one-page scans here and there. I think @Tomato can better answer your questions and I wouldn’t be surprised if he has a few tucked away. I ‘think’ they were an annual thing. Would be rad to see other years completely scanned. That was one heck of a job to scan all of that and compile into one document.
 
I do have them all ...basically. They became more and more collectible over the years. The 1994 "Workshop" one is not too interesting. The 1995 is getting really hot! The magazines climb up to about 50-80,00 Euros, each (!) here in Germany! Depending on condition. Theyre my "shitster mags" in the bathroom.

There not only was the infamous BIKE WORKSHOP (1994 - onwards) but also the BIKE MARKET which is kind of like: even rarer!

I seriously would consider scanning them page by page, year by year for you since I do have a very good scanner here. But, as personal injury compensation I would charge everyone of you 25,00 Euros for a full electronic copy of it. lol :)

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Inside they look like this. A huge almanac and catalogue of relevant parts on the market from cheaper to super expensive. Also tons of news and maintainance reports. I think every magazine was about 300 pages!

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My dude,

You and @Tomato are holding old bibles basically. Have you thought about digitizing your collection for the enrichment of the world? Or maybe you and @FluffyChicken can talk to one-another about curation processes and scanners vs. digital photography? Really...these would be so killer if they were pdf's.

If you are anywhere remotely close to a University they have processes & and equipment (and curation/archivist staff) there that will either help you do it for free, or do it for a fraction of the cost.

You gotta get those digitized. 🤙
 
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Amazing, like finding a porn stash in the bushes when you're 13 (before the internet robbed young men of that rare joy).
Is 94 the earliest year?
 
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