Pedal Pedlar Vintage Cycling

Pedal Pedlar Vintage Cycling Vintage cycle shop with a huge stock of bikes, frames, parts & accessories. Specialists in vintage steel racing bikes & classic restorations.

We just uploaded a heck of a lot of shoes to the store, 89 pairs to be precise đŸ˜”â€đŸ’« Almost all new old stock, mostly er...
24/09/2023

We just uploaded a heck of a lot of shoes to the store, 89 pairs to be precise đŸ˜”â€đŸ’« Almost all new old stock, mostly era. Some absolute gems in there from over the years. Head to www.pedalpedlar.co.uk to see them all 🙏

We just popped a bunch of items in the sale, 502 to precise! There’s up to 20% off
 frames, wheels, clothing, bits and b...
24/11/2022

We just popped a bunch of items in the sale, 502 to precise! There’s up to 20% off
 frames, wheels, clothing, bits and bobs.

Head to www.pedalpedlar.co.uk to check out the full selection 😃

Happy Birthday Eddy Merckx! The Cannibal was born on June 17th 1945 and won 80 races as an amateur in four years before ...
17/06/2022

Happy Birthday Eddy Merckx! The Cannibal was born on June 17th 1945 and won 80 races as an amateur in four years before turning professional at the age of 20, wining his first Classic, Milan-San-Remo, a year later. In 1967 Eddy signed for the Faema team, and the day after sealing the contract became World Champion for the first time. The following year Merckx won the first of his unrivalled eleven Grand Tour Wins in the Giro d’Italia, also taking the points and mountain classifications in the process. SkĂ„l!

Read more in our new journal post: https://www.pedalpedlar.co.uk/blogs/thejournal/eddy-merckx

No one has straddled the worlds of art and bicycles like the late, great Dario Pegoretti. A master craftsman who studied...
02/06/2022

No one has straddled the worlds of art and bicycles like the late, great Dario Pegoretti. A master craftsman who studied under highly regarded contract builder Gino Milani (also his father-in-law) and pushed the boundaries of both steel frame construction and how beautiful a bike could be. Pegoretti was the framebuilder’s framebuilder, he existed at the point where art, technical expertise and the understanding of what makes a great riding bike collide.

Some more words and pictures on Pegoretti can be found in our latest journal post, just here: https://www.pedalpedlar.co.uk/blogs/thejournal/art-and-bicycles-dario-pegoretti

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Why do cyclists wear those funny little hats? Well, first of all, it’s caps, not hats, apparently there is a difference....
13/03/2022

Why do cyclists wear those funny little hats? Well, first of all, it’s caps, not hats, apparently there is a difference. Secondly, they are actually an easily available and versatile piece of kit!

The peaked cotton cycling cap offers the wearer some protection from the cold, from the rain and sun getting in their eyes and from sunburn in the case of those who are follicley challenged. They are snug so won’t blow off if you don’t wear a helmet and are thin so will fit underneath a helmet if you do.

They also allow you to add a splash of colour to your outfit, show your allegiance to a brand/team/brewery/bike shop, or just tell other people ‘I’m a cyclist’ without having to actually say it.

https://www.pedalpedlar.co.uk/blogs/thejournal/caps-not-hats-the-retro-cyclist-piece-de-resistance

We are often asked what brakes are needed for classic & vintage bike builds, in our latest blog post we've tried to simp...
24/02/2022

We are often asked what brakes are needed for classic & vintage bike builds, in our latest blog post we've tried to simplify this sometimes puzzling problem by breaking it down (pun intended!). There are two main points to attend to: what the type or fixing of brake is; and brake drop (for caliper brakes), head to our journal for more details...

https://www.pedalpedlar.co.uk/blogs/thejournal/how-to-get-the-right-brakes-for-your-vintage-bike

This is part of a series of 'how to' guides we have been working on, stay tuned for more.

If you’re building a vintage bike, there are a number of parts that can be slightly complicated if you don’t have the ol...
16/12/2021

If you’re building a vintage bike, there are a number of parts that can be slightly complicated if you don’t have the old part to hand, and one that we are often asked about is headsets. If you buy an old steel frame set the chances are that it will take a 1” headset, there are unfortunately a few different configurations of the 1” headset though, and they aren’t all interchangeable! We talk through the pitfalls and how to (hopefully) nail down the right part in our latest journal post up on our website now.

https://www.pedalpedlar.co.uk/blogs/thejournal/how-to-measure-1-inch-threaded-headsets-on-vintage-bikes

This is part of a series of 'how to' guides we have been working on, stay tuned for more.

Were it not for his untimely death on the slopes of Mont Ventoux aged just 29, Tom Simpson would probably have been one ...
30/11/2021

Were it not for his untimely death on the slopes of Mont Ventoux aged just 29, Tom Simpson would probably have been one of Britain's most successful cyclists. Today would have marked his 84th birthday, and he's still remembered as Britain's best one-day classics rider, the first to be World Champion and the first to wear the coveted yellow jersey. That these accomplishments occurred at a time when almost no-one from Britain made it as a professional on the continent (let alone won races) and was at the sharp end of the field is incredible in itself. It's testament to his charisma and charm that he became a household name, looked up to by British amateurs and seasoned continental professionals alike. His mark on the sport is, and will be, ever-lasting 💔

https://www.pedalpedlar.co.uk/blogs/thejournal/remembering-tom-simpson-master-of-the-classics

Fantastic images courtesy of Cycling Weekly

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