Category Archives for retro

Pieper, You Perv!

Iv been looking for this clip for SO long, its hilarious. Allan Peiper (now a sport manager at HTC) out with Robert Millar and Joey McLaughlin on a training ride., Its taken from the fabulous documentary ‘The High Life’.

NOS Freshhhhhness

Spied over at Roberto Bicicletas flickr stream – check out the tasty ‘new old stock’ cycling schwag this guy has. I could look at interesting gear like this all day…

San Marco Integra MSA Saddle
Time Extreme MTB Shoes
Vintage Nike Cycling Shoes
Gold Plated Campagnolo Belt Buckle Set
Briko B-Zone Sunglasses
Briko Raider 2 Lite Sunglasses
Lake Green Kangaroo Speedplay Specific Shoes
Sidi Mountain Cross Shoes
One for Martin – Purple Michelin Pro Race
Cipollini 3T Zebra Stem
Pinarello Model – Miguel Indurain
Telekom Lego Set!
Vintage Giro Helmetcover
Cipollini Mercatone Uno Poster
Selle Italia Novus Ferrari Saddle
Merckx Carbon TT Machine
Mapei Edition Cateye


Quoc Pham Derby

Quoc Pham has these white crepe souled Derby shoes available made to order in sizes 42-47. Could these be the ultimate in cycling-chic dandyism? I think so. Curse my size 38’s….

I saw Quoc Pham at the Cycle Show in August and was blown away with the quality of his footwear. Using high quality leathers he has encapsulated the bespoke shoe look perfectly and tweaked it for around-town riding. Now, lets see a ladies fixed shoe please!

Raleigh Vektar

Anyone remember these? I seriously lusted after this bike as a kid, I used to visit a pals house and always hog it, he had the black “blackcat” version. So tough! Forget all your new-fangled carbon lightweight weenie road machines, back in the day all this little mini bianchista wanted was the ability to tune into some crummy radio station and fire off some sirens whilst riding along about 3 miles per hour down the road.

“The onboard computer features elapsed time, distance travelled, speed and maximum speed achieved. Optional add-ons include a Computer Module accessory pack (trip meter, speedo) Radio Accessory pack (3 preset AM stations) and – OH MY GOD – Sound Synthesiser with 8 built in digital sounds, paddle, shifter and speakers.”