some nice vintage rides here...

[richardf]

http://velosvintage.ultim-blog.com/

and

http://velosvintage2.ultim-blog.com/

Not sure if it has been posted up before or not? My French isn't good enough to translate so I just enjoyed the pictures

 

[FemtoMetre]

Excellent link, the Velo d'Auto, the yellow bike, 2nd time lately but only on the internet I see the bulge on the lower bicycle chain http://velosvintage2.ultim-blog.com/ . Ok, and I had read something about that starting story with the Velo D'Auto: something about back then they had competing sponsors at the original tour, something like that. I've seen the rider down the page on one of those links too before, I like how they rode with inner tubes on their shoulders back then like carrying bandoliers.

Takes a while to download but worth it.

Yellow Steel Bicycles I think look magnificent.

 

[Old Ned]

I think it has been posted before but no problem, it's well worth looking at again. There's some very interesting bikes on there. The owner must have an extremely large shed!

 

[SilverSurfer]

I like the original paintwork. Refinishing just seems wrong to me (I don't mind touch up spots though)

 

[cchris2lou]

L Auto used to be a newspaper and were first sponsors of tdf .

The current tds is still owned by a newspaper company ( L equipe is one of their titles , it is a daily sports nerwspaper )

amazing link by the way .