Why One Thread Pitch Can Halt a Restoration
A 1.375" x 24 TPI British freewheel thread will not screw onto a 1.370" x 24 TPI Italian hub. That 0.005" discrepancy is enough to permanently cross-thread the shell. When a rebuild stalls because of a misidentified thread, it isn’t the frame builder who suffers—it’s the restorer staring at a seized bottom bracket or a stripped pedal eye. We remove that uncertainty from the start.
A Catalogue Built on Thread Counts and Tube Gauges
We don’t sell vintage bicycle parts with vague “fits most” labels. Every component in our inventory—from a 14×1.25 mm French-thread pedal to a 124 mm rear dropout spacing frameset—is listed with the exact measurement that matters. Our stock spans the golden era of drivetrain engineering: Maillard 5-speed freewheels, Sachs-Huret derailleurs, Campagnolo 10-speed cassettes, and Shimano 600 Arabesque groups. Each item’s thread standard, tooth count, and mounting dimension stand front and centre, because that’s how a correct assembly begins.
Take a French-thread crankset as an example. A SOLIDA MOTOBECANE chainset with a 46T chainring and 14×1.25 pedal eyes demands nothing less than the matching pedal thread—no adapter, no compromise. That same rigour runs through every listing on these pages.
Framesets That Read Like a Specification Sheet
The tube decal tells you the material; the numbers tell you the truth. A Colnago Super 700 Columbus frame at 54×54 cm, 124 mm spacing, 2595 g is a different machine from a Peugeot PR10 Reynolds 531 frameset at 57.5×57.5 cm, 122.3 mm, 3130 g. You’ll find both here, along with ROUTENS, COLUMBUS AELLE, and Liberia touring frames—each measured and weighed, not guessed. View the Colnago Super 700 or inspect the Peugeot PR10 in our current catalogue.
Whether you’re chasing a period-correct Campagnolo 10-speed cassette 13-26 for a late-80s build or a Philippe 25.4 mm moustache handlebar for a classic randonneuse, the common thread is verifiable data. No nostalgic guesswork.
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