***Vintage Bike Catalog Reprints***
Chuck Schmidt
REVISED NOVEMBER 2000
Note: These are not original catalogs, but professionally produced
photocopies. Most of these
catalogs are in a larger format than the original as all are reproduced
at 8 1/2 x 11 inches. Most
catalogs have color covers reproduced on heavy card stock with an
acetate overlay for protection.
Cycles Aiglon Catalog 1930s -- 20 pages, beautifully designed brochure
of this Paris bike maker's
complete line (13 models photographed) of bikes. Three color pages added
of the racing and
touring bikes scanned and enlarged. Beautiful cover illustration of
blindfolded Goddess floating on
bike being towed by an eagle (aiglon in Fr.). Highly recommended! Text
in French. Color cover. $7
Automoto Catalog 1955 -- 12 pages, six models shown including enlarged
color scans of Sp. Pro.
Light Racer and distinctive "Automoto" fork crown. Text in French and
English. Color cover shows
famous Automoto logotype (Octavio Bottecchia riding the letters like a
bike; Bottecchia won the
1924 and '25 TdF on Automoto). $6
Automoto / Ed Lynch Catalog early 1950's -- 28 pages, Compton,
California importer of lightweight
racing parts and French Automoto racing bicycles. B&W cover. $4
Bates Handbuilt Cycles Catalog late 1930s -- 32 pages of frames and
parts from this famous English
builder of the Ultravert frame with Cantiflex tubes and the unique
Diadrant fork. B&W cover. $7
Cycles Benton Brochure 1927 -- 10 pages, Parisian bike manufacturer,
five models shown, plus the
TdF Luxe model scanned and enlarged. Classical Beaux Arts cover. Text in
Spanish. Color cover.
$5
Bianchi Brochure late 1950s -- 8 pages, World Champion (Campione del
Mondo), Lario, Sport
Deluxe (Men's & Ladies), and Sport models shown, plus Campione del Mondo
bicycle color
scanned and enlarged (C d M model built to commemorate Fausto Coppi's
victory in the 1953
World's Professional Championship held in Lugano, Switzerland). English
text. Color cover. $5
Bianchi Catalog 1983 -- 32 pages, 20 different models including the
Campione del Mondo, Tipo
Corsa, Super Leggera, and Super Pista with parts specs and geometry
listed plus an enlarged color
scan Super Leggera. Text in English. Color cover. $7
Emilio Bozzi Catalog late 1920's -- 64 pages, parts and bikes from the
manufacturer of Legnano,
Perla, and Wolsit bicycles. Very nice steel plate engravings of parts!
Text in Italian. B&W cover.
$10
Brooks Saddles, Leatheries Saddles, Lycett Saddles Catalog early 1950s
-- 96 pages, shows the
complete line of saddles, cycle bags and accessories. Features the rare
series of Brooks saddles
with alloy and stainless steel two wire undercarriages: B.27, B.37,
B.47, and the swallow style
B.57. Color cover. Brooks Cycle Saddles mid 1950s -- 12 pages, covers
complete line of saddles.
Color cover. Both for $15
BSA Cycle Fittings Catalog 1927 -- 6 pages, shows the distinctive chain
wheel incorporating the
Trade Mark letters "BSA", lugs, cranks, pedals, headsets, hubs,
handlebars and the B.S.A.
American Racing Frame. B&W cover. $2
Claud Butler Catalog 1938 -- 32 pages, 22 models shown including racing
and touring cycles,
tandems and tricycles from this English maker of fine bicycles. Very
complete catalog. Two bikes
scanned and enlarged in color. Color cover. $10
Claud Butler Catalog late 1940s -- 14 pages, sixteen models shown and
price list of this English
bicycle manufacturer. Color cover. $5
California Cycle Co. Catalog 1938 -- 68 pages, Long Island, N.Y.
importer of lightweight bikes and
parts, includes BSA, Royal Enfield, Selbach (tapered tubes and Timken
tapered roller bearing in
headset and bottom bracket), and Adler bikes. Profusely illustrated and
highly recommended!
B&W cover. $10
Carlton Catalog 1967 -- 16 pages, fifteen models shown plus Team
Carlton/B.M.B. frame from this
English maker later bought by Raleigh. Color cover. $5
Catalogo Campagnolo -- 672 pages, catalogs #12 (1953) thru #18 (1984)
plus supplements. From
the first Cambio Corsa and Paris-Roubaix derailleurs to the 1983
Anniversary Group and Super
Record Group. Includes a Campy Timeline to help date vintage racing
bikes, all instruction sheets,
Record News, advertising, plus a chart to identify all the various
bottom bracket spindles. Impress
your bike friends with such trivia as the date of introduction of the
famous "Rondella Dentata"! A
must have for the Campagnolo Tifosi! Color cover. $75
Campagnolo Catalog #12 1953 -- 22 pages, earliest known catalog, covers
Cambio Corsa,
Paris-Roubaix, Sport, and Gran Sport derailleurs, the Gran Sport gruppo,
tools, etc. Text in Italian
with English translation. Color cover. $12
Chater-Lea Cycles & Tandems Catalog 1928 -- 16 pages, charming pen
drawings of this English
manufacturer of high quality cycle parts and bikes. B&W cover. $5
Chater-Lea Catalog 1931 -- 22 pages, shows lugs, cranks, pedals,
headsets, hubs for cycles, tandems
and carrier tricycles from this famous English company. B&W cover. $5
Cinelli Catalog early 1960s -- 54 pages covering bikes, bars, stems,
rollers, shoes, the unique
Bivalent hubs, crash helmets, and Columbus tube set specifications, plus
enlarged color scan of
Super Corsa bicycle. Color cover. $12
Cinelli Catalog early 1970s -- 56 pages covering bikes, bars, stems,
rollers, shoes, M 71 pedals (first
clipless pedal), crash helmets, and Columbus tube set specifications,
plus enlarged color scan of
Super corsa bicycle. Color cover. $12
Cinelli Frame Components Catalog 1980s -- 16 pages, with specs and
pictures are fork crowns (road
and track), bottom bracket shells, lugs, guides, bridges, caps, etc. (no
tubesets). Color cover. $5
Clement Catalog early 1950s -- 30 pages, full line of handmade tires,
rims (both alum. and wood)
with pictures of the different departments and a view of the factory,
one page scanned and
reproduced in color. Text in Italian and French. Color cover. $6
Clement Catalog 1977 -- 8 pages, 75th anniversary of Italian tire maker,
complete line of tires
shown. Color cover. $4
Colnago Catalog late 1970s -- 10 pages, showing Colnago Mexico Oro,
Mexico, Super, Saronni GdI,
International, Export and accessories. Plus enlarged color scans of
Mexico and Super. Color cover.
$6
Mario Confente Catalog 1978 -- 6 pages, includes short background
history of Confente, his
methods, specifications and prices of Road and Track models. Color
cover. $4
Fausto Coppi "The Campionissimo" -- 64 pages, 21 photos. A translation
and adaptation by
Salvatore Trence from the original booklet "La Leggenda Di Fausto Coppi"
published in Italy by La
Domenica Del Corriere. Color cover. $10
Cyclo Catalog 1939 -- 58 pages, wonderful catalog from English Cyclo's
golden years with
testimonials and the records set with Cyclo derailleurs including Sir
Hubert Opperman. Covers
Cyclo 2, 3, & 4-speed, Witmy 2-speed, Ace 3-speed, Star 3-speed, 3-speed
hub gear plus 2-speed
derailleur conversion, freewheel hub unit, plus Rosa and Oppy products
and spare parts drawings.
B&W cover. $10
Cyclo/Benelux Catalogs 1953 -- 36 pages total, derailleurs and
accessories plus Service Data Manual
1953, info on setting up the derailleurs, tools and accessories. B&W
cover. $15
The '83 Data Book -- 209 pages of drawings of bikes and parts arranged
by year 1877-1959. See
where some of today's "latest innovations" really originated. Includes
many Daniel Rebour
renderings in pen and ink on scratch board of the innovations from the
trade shows of the day.
Text in Japanese with some English call-outs. Highly recommended! Color
cover. $25
Durkopp Catalog late 1930s --18 pages, German bike maker best known for
their six-day track bikes
used by the team Kilian/Volpel (ten models plus parts and accessories).
Color cover. $5
Frejus Catalog mid 1970s --18 pages, seven models of this Italian bike
maker shown in large side
views with parts specs and two additional color scan enlargements of the
pro road and track
bikes. Color cover. $7
Fonteyn Catalog 1939 -- 24 pages, London importer of accessories from
France, Belgium and Italy,
beautifully illustrated. Great Simplex info, including a very
informative section on the proper
set-up of the Champion du Monde Professional derailleur. B&W cover. $5
Fonteyn Catalog 1950 -- 48 pages, London importer of accessories from
France, Belgium and Italy,
beautifully illustrated. Great Simplex info, including a very
informative section on the proper
set-up of the TdF derailleur. B&W cover. $10
George Grose Catalog 1937 -- 44 pages, London maker of Spur Cycles, very
complete line of bikes.
Color cover. $10
Guaranty Cycle Co. Catalog 1965 -- 34 pages, St. Louis importer of
Scheeren wood-filled rims,
Airlite-Continental hubs, Altenburger, Campagnolo, Stronglight and
Williams cranks, Huret and
Simplex derailleurs, Brooks and Ideale saddles, and featuring Speed
Hamann Racing Products.
Color cover. $5
René Herse Catalog 1970s --18 pages, famous Parisian bike maker, 11
models shown including
racing, touring, city, tandem bikes and accessories (bags, stem, etc.)
and the "demontable" (take
apart bike feature) all in wonderful, large Daniel Rebour drawings plus
order form. Color cover. $5
Hetchin's Catalog 1950s --12 pages with illustrations of the different
model's ornate lug styles and
a detailed list of specifications and prices. Learn to identify the
Magnum Opus, Magnum Bonum,
Nulli Secundus, etc. Color cover. $5
Huret Catalog 1978 --32 pages, covers Jubilee, Success, Duopar,
Challenger II, Allvit III, and Eco
derailleurs, plus speedometers and parts. Color cover. $5
Ideor late 1950s -- 6 pages, six models from this Italian bike maker
including the Ideor Asso
Professional Road and Track bikes plus a color scanned and enlarged Asso
Pro. Color cover. $5
Ron Kitching Everything Cycling 1955 -- 92 pages, all the best parts
from England and the
Continent. Color cover. $12
Ron Kitching Everything Cycling 1963 -- 206 pages, all the best parts
from England and the
Continent. Nice Cinelli section! Color cover. $20
Ron Kitching's Hand Book 1970 -- 274 page catalog of accessories,
clothing, tools, frame building
material, advice, and extensive technical data. Cycles Jacques Anquetil
of France, André Bertin
bicycles of Belgium, Cinelli bicycles of Italy, and Zeus bicycles of
Spain are also shown. Cinelli
parts, including the elusive bivalent hub. Extremely comprehensive!
Color cover. $30
Ron Kitching's Everything Cycling 1979 -- 100 pages, Philippe, Bullseye,
Vitus, Zeus, VAR, T.A.,
Bocama, REG, 3 t.t.t., Cinelli, Mafac, Ideale, SunTour, Milremo. Color
cover. $12
Ron Kitching's Everything Cycling 1981 -- 168 pages, Vitus, Zeus, VAR,
T.A., Bocama, REG, 3 t.t.t.,
Cinelli, Mafac, Ideale, SunTour, Milremo. Color cover. $20
Joe Kossak, A Tribute -- 68 pages, Technical Editor of long gone Bike
World magazine, Joe Kossak
wrote a series of articles on components that gave a historical overview
and covered the parts
that were popular in the 1970s; very helpful for restorations. Also a
small, mid-70s paperback on
the historical development of bicycle frames, some builders in the U.S.
(Art Stump, Don Milberger,
Tom Ritchey, and Colin Laing among others) and the early days of
aluminum, carbon, and titanium
frame development. Color cover. $12
Legnano Catalog 1947 -- 16 pages, (ten models plus riders pictures and
race victories). The bike of
Alfredo Binda and Gino Bartali! B&W cover. Text in Italian. $5
Mafac Catalog 1978 -- 28 pages with illustrations by Daniel Rebour,
covering the Competition, LS,
2000, Racer, Criterium, Cyclo-Tandem, and Jacky brakesets, plus parts
and tools. Color cover. $5
MAVIC...A Brief History of MAVIC Bicycle Components (Une Brève Histoire
des Pièces de Vélo
MAVIC) -- 422 pages, covers Mavic components from 1977 through 1995,
nine catalogs, ten
brochures, and two workshop manuals showing how to service all Mavic
components, plus a
Mavic Timeline, an invaluable tool for dating your bike and its parts.
Color cover. $50
Nagasawa Catalog 1978 -- 20 pages, road and track models shown, the bike
of World Champion
Noichi Nakano. Color scanned and enlarged prints of Pista. Color cover.
$5
Nervex Lug Catalog 1958 -- 61 pages, (drawings of lugs and bike frames,
plus accessories). Different
examples of frame geometries shown. Profusely illustrated, highly
recommended! Color cover. $12
Oglaend's Catalog 1939 -- 40 pages, Shelby, Phillips, Alvin Drysdale and
BSA importer in N.Y.C.
New Departure, Musselman, Lobdell, Torrington, Brooks. Cover is signed
"Rep by Fred Kugler,
Somerville, N.J." and has notes on Pye handmade tubulars used in 6-Day
bike racing. B/W cover.
Color cover. $10
Peugeot -- 396 pages, twenty-one catalogs from 1974 to 1988 plus two
PY10 E road tests and
custom order forms and a seventy-two page booklet covering Peugeot's
history and world-wide
operations in 1977. Cover is color photo of Tom Simpson. $45
Raleigh Export Catalog 1936 -- 32 pages, twenty five models featured,
including the R.R.A. (Raleigh
Record Ace) and a page of Sturmey-Archer hub gears. Color cover. $5
Raleigh Catalog 1940 Export Edition -- 26 pages, twenty-one models shown
plus Sturmey-Archer
chart. This was also Raleigh's post-war late '40s catalog. Color cover.
$5
Raleigh U.S.A. Catalog 1950s -- 26 pages, 14 models shown including the
Record Ace, Lenton
Sports, Superbe Sports Tourist, Sports Light Roadster, and Robin Hood
plus enlarged color scan of
Lenton Sports, Record Ace, and aerial view of Raleigh factory. Color
cover. $7
Raleigh Cycle Maintenance Handbook 1950s -- 40 pages, small customer
booklet includes
Sturmey-Archer hub gears and brakes, 'Dynohub' hub lighting equipment,
and general maintenance.
Color cover. $5
Regina Catalog 1978 -- 16 pages, full line of chains and freewheels
shown including the very rare
titanium chain and freewheel. Color cover. $5
Reynolds 531 Catalog 1936 -- 8 pages, a truely historical document, the
introduction of 531 tubing
with tests and charts. Highly recommended. Color cover. $2
Cycles Rexor Catalog 1931-32 -- 122 pages, illustrations of thousands of
parts of largely
undocumented era! An amazing catalog, highly recommended!!! Text in
French. Color cover. $20
T.A. Specialites Catalog late 1970s -- 40 pages, All Daniel Rebour
drawings of Tevano and T.A.
cranks plus bottom bracket, pedals, head set, bags, bottles and tools.
English text, a classic catalog!
Color cover. $7
Schwinn Paramount Catalog late 1930s -- 19 pages, Paramount road and
track bikes, Superior road
and track bikes, plus parts and accessories. Color cover. $5
Simplex Catalog French Edition 1948 -- 8 pages, features Tour de France,
Grand Tourisme,
Randonneur, and A Cable derailleurs; text in French. B&W cover. $2
Simplex Catalog French Edition 1952 -- 28 pages, features Type JUY-51,
TdF, Grand Tourisme, and
Rigidex derailleurs. Nice parts drawings; text in French. B&W cover. $5
Simplex Catalog Italian Edition 1950 -- 20 pages covering the following
derailleurs: Champion Du
Monde, Tour De France 1948, Tour De France 1949, Tour De France
Competition 1950, and the
Competition front changer. Also a picture of the complete "Gruppo
Speciale Corsa Simplex" in its
box! Catalog pictures Coppi winning 1949 TdF on Simplex. Cover is famous
Art Deco Simplex
poster! $12
Simplex Derailleur Catalog, English Edition 1971 -- 16 pages, shows
complet range of derailleurs,
including Criterium, Super Competition and Prestige. Color cover. $5
Alex Singer Catalog 1946 -- 16 pages, famous French bike maker,
illustrated with drawings by
Daniel Rebour showing the bike lineup in large profile, including
accessories and a list of the
"Palmares des Cycles et Tandems Alex Singer". Very Art Deco in style!
Text in French. B&W
cover. $5
Sporting Cyclist Magazine -- 474 page selection of the best articles
from 1959-1968, including
special issues devoted to the Tour de France, Fausto Coppi, Tom Simpson,
and articles by Rene de
Latour and J.B.Wadley on the greatest riders of the day. The classic
years of Anquetil, Poulidor,
Gaul, Geminiani, Bahamontes, the "two Rics", etc. A truely 'epic' read!
Highly recommended! Color
cover. $50
Stronglight Catalog # 23 early 1970s -- 30 pages with Daniel Rebour
illustrations, covering the
following cranks: 105,105 Bis (drilled chainrings plus version with
titanium bottom bracket), 99,
99 triple, 93, 53, 52, 49, 35, & TS plus bottom brackets 34, 65, 650
(titanium axle and alloy
cups), and 651. Also the S5, P3, V4 headsets and tools. French and
English text. Color cover. $5
Sturmey-Archer 3-speed Coaster Hub Brochure 1930s -- 16 pages, complete
instructions and list of
parts. B&W cover. $2
VAR Catalogue General 1970 -- 82 pages, complete bicycle, motorscooter
and motorcycle tool line
from this famous French toolmaker since 1945. All Daniel Rebour
drawings, a classic! French and
English text. Color cover. $12
The World of Daniel Rebour -- 220 pages, famous French illustrator of
bike parts and editor of Le
Cycle, includes full page drawings of Tour de France winning bikes from
1950-1976 and renderings
of individual parts grouped by year of manufacture. Also shows the Rene
Herse line of French
bikes and accessories. Text in Japanese with some English call-outs.
Highly recommended, a must
have for the Rebour lover! Color cover. $30
Zeus #101 Catalog early 1970 -- 46 pages, Spanish bike component
manufacturer, covers Criterium
69 group, Alfa group, and Zeus tools. Text in Spanish. Color cover. $10
Zeus #102 Catalog 1974 -- 168 page reproduction of the epic hard-bound
book of the world of Zeus.
Chapters include a history of the company founded in 1926, the racing
bicycles, components,
frames, tools, spare parts, clothing & publicity articles, international
service, photo coverage of
Zeus's involvement in the 1972 Munich Olympics, and finally, the Gallery
Zeus. Text in Spanish
and English. Color cover. $25
Zeus #103 Catalog 1977 -- 46 pages, covers Zeus 2000, Criterium, and
Gran Sport groups, tools and
clothing. Text in Spanish and English. Color cover. $10
Zeus Cyclery Corp. Catalog 1982 -- 38 pages, U.S. importer, covers Zeus
2000, Criterium, New
Racer, and Track groups, and Zeus and Cuevas frames and bikes. B&W
cover. $7
Zeus Cyclery Corp. Catalog 1985-87 -- 32 pages, U.S. importer, covers
Supercronos, Track, and New
Racer groups, and Zeus and Rezesa frames and bikes. B&W cover. $7
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