Victorian Cycles
A Late-1890s Racer
I've wanted to build a lightweight 1890s bike for a while - well, for years, actually.
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Victorian Cycles
- Mar 23, 2020
- 4 min
Building an 1880s cross-frame hard-tire safety for a TV series
Five weeks ago, I was commissioned to make a reproduction cross-frame hard-tire safety bicycle for an upcoming HBO TV series. I'm not...
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Victorian Cycles
- Feb 4, 2020
- 1 min
Making a chatelaine belt
My wife made a short video of me making her a chatelaine belt! You can also catch a glimpse in here of me working on my next bike...
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Victorian Cycles
- Sep 18, 2019
- 2 min
Some Explanations of Victorian Bicycle Terms
You'll see some general descriptions or categories of bikes here that may need some explanation or translation. I like to use the...
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Victorian Cycles
- Sep 17, 2019
- 1 min
'Sophie', a Ladies Roadster
'Sophie', as she is now called, was the first ladies bicycle I built. Her geometry is modeled on our 1897 Stormer, and she features...
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Victorian Cycles
- Sep 17, 2019
- 2 min
Why 1890s-Style Bikes?
Obviously, I love the design and technology of 1890s-era bicycles and cycling clothing. The first cycling boom led to a golden age of...
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Victorian Cycles
- Sep 16, 2019
- 2 min
Prototype Men's Roadster
For my first Victorian Cycles prototype, I wanted to build an 1890s gravel bike that I could use to explore some of my favorite dirt...
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