Bicycles – Page 2 – Frugal Average Bicyclist

List of Vintage Bicycle Manufacturers and Brands

USA Coast to Coast – Coast King and Marquis brand. Private labeled bikes for Coast to Coast hardware. Generally budget bikes. Ross made some of the early models. Out of business. Colson bicycles – Ohio company that began making bicycles in 1917. Made Firestone and Goodyear branded bicycles most notably. Stopped making bikes in 1962.Continue reading “List of Vintage Bicycle Manufacturers and Brands”

Vintage English Bicycle Head Badges

One of the things I love about the old English bicycles are the really cool badges they all had. Here is a collection of some of these badges and a little info about the company: Raleigh Founded in 1887 and started with a small shop on Raleigh Street in Nottingham, England. They would go onContinue reading “Vintage English Bicycle Head Badges”

Antique English Bicycle Wrenches

I’ve been looking for a good deal on some of these old English bicycle wrenches ever since I got my Raleigh bikes and finally found some. Check these out: From my vast amounts of research, I have found out that these are basically old school multi tools you would get with your bike purchase. EachContinue reading “Antique English Bicycle Wrenches”

A simple and brief early history of bicycles

The history of the bicycle is traced back to 1817 when German Baron Karl von Drais invented the running machine called the Draisine, or velocipede. This was a steerable, human propelled machine nicknamed the hobby-horse or dandy horse. It didn’t have a chain or pedals you sort of sat on it and walked or ran. Continue reading “A simple and brief early history of bicycles”

Coast to Coast Brand Bicycles

I have been in search of a vintage bike to add to the fleet and ran across a bit of a mystery bike and wanted to share my findings. The bike is the Marquis, a nice vintage looking bike with fenders and a 3-speed hub like you’d expect on many old bikes. So, it lookedContinue reading “Coast to Coast Brand Bicycles”

Used Bike buying help guide

Used bikes are the best deal you will find, but there is risk. You really should do a lot of research to get a good deal and a quality bike. I’ve bought quite a number of used bikes and hope this guide will help you. If you haven’t figured out what type of bike youContinue reading “Used Bike buying help guide”

Bike Sizing Tips

After you have picked what type of bike you want to get, you need to make sure you get it in the right size. Fitting will be very important if you want to put in a lot of miles, and it’s really hard to fit the wrong size bike. If you are buying used, readContinue reading “Bike Sizing Tips”