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Bicycle Quarterly LinksHere are some of our favorite cycling websites, in no particular order: Sites about classic bicycles: Joel Metz' site, featuring lots of classic bike info and an overview of almost everything TA ever has made: www.blackbirdsf.org/magpie/ Classics Rendezvous, a Web site for vintage lightweights: www.classicrendezvous.com Historic Hetchins, www.hetchins.org. Informative site about this famous British builder. Classic Lightweights UK, www.classiclightweights.co.uk, has information on many British builders, as well as great historic photos. Tandem Noir: perso.wanadoo.fr/tandem.noir/ A site by Sylvie QUEMENER & Laurent JUBIN, with great details, statistics and stories about PBP and French cyclotouring. In French. www.theracingbicycle.com - a resource for the history, preservation and enjoyment of the antique and classic racing bicycle. Velo-Retro, xeroxed reproductions of bicycle catalogs and other printed matter: www.velo-retro.com Jean-Pierre Pradères' (the photographer of our book "The Golden Age of Handbuilt Bicycles") site with photos of motorbikes and more: www.jppraderes.com Menotomy Vintage Bicycles: On-line price guide, picture databases and resources Makers/publishers/bike shops: Aaron's Bicycle Repair, Seattle: www.RideYourBike.com Bicycle Classics: Vintage bike parts: www.bicycleclassics.com. Cycle Publishing/Van der Plas Publications: Fine cycling books, including the "Dancing Chain" and the "Cycle History Conference Proceedings:" www.cyclepublishing.com Confrérie des 650: French organisation dedicated to furthering the cause of the 650B wheel size: www.confreriedes650.org Davidson Handbuilt Bicycles, www.davidsonbicycles.com: Builder of modern and classic road, track, touring, and tandem bicycles in Seattle for 30 years. Guu-Watanabe, Tokyo, Japan, maker of traditional bicycle bags: http://www.guu-watanabe.com/english.htm Il Vecchio Bicycles, Seattle, supplier of cyclotouring and racing needs, including fenders, Berthoud bags, Brooks saddles and custom bikes in Seattle: www.ilvecchio.com Jitensha Studio: Honjo fenders, Japanese specialties and more: www.jitensha.com Pacenti lugs: www.bikelugs.com René Herse Bicycles: www.renehersebicycles.com Richard Sachs frames: www.richardsachs.com Rivendell Bicycle Works: www.rivendellbicycles.com Velostuf--Road and track racing bikes and parts from the 50's - 80's: www.velostuf.com Wallingford Bicycle Parts, supplier of Brooks saddles, Berthoud bags and more: www.wallbike.com Resources on randonneuring: Le Randonneur, www.le-randonneur.net: French magazine about cyclotouring and a more contemplative way of cycling. Randonneurs USA (a/k/a RUSA): www.rusa.org Seattle International Randonneurs: www.seattlerandonneur.org
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