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Once again, allow me to welcome you to MY "TEN SPEEDS". My name is Randy. I publish this website, with the hope of helping others find, restore and enjoy the pleasures of vintage bicycle ownership. With that in mind, I invite you to contact me, should you feel the need. I will do my best to respond. I could use a bit of help, maintaining MY "TEN SPEEDS". If you feel that I have done a good job of informing and entertaining, a small donation would be much appreciated. This website is an ongoing project. I write every day (almost), and upload this and that, from time to time. To see What's New, scroll down and I hope you enjoy what fell out of my mind, this time... WHAT'S NEW
PUBLISHED ON: January 17, 2012	FRENCH RESTORATION PROBLEMS: There are a number of differenced associated with the restoration of French made vintage bicycles. Knowing them are important for any successful restoration or refurbishment effort.
PUBLISHED ON: October 23, 2011	198? NORCO MONTEREY SL: Norco is first thought of as a Canadian bicycle company, but truth be known, many Norco bicycles come from Japan.	1984 NISHIKI INTERNATIONAL: The Nishiki International was, probably one of Nishiki's top touring bikes of the eighties. Well made and nicely equipped, this old road bicycle rivals many other touring bicycles offered in its day.
PUBLISHED ON: October 7, 2011	SHOULD I PAINT MY BICYCLE?: Often times the initial urge is to repaint an old bicycle. Stop and think this through before loosing money, time and effort.	LEGNANO GRAN PREMIO II: The bicycle has been tested and repaired as required. Time to just ride the old bike and consider if it should be repainted, or not.
PUBLISHED ON: September 19, 2011	LEGNANO GRAN PREMIO II: A second GP to enter The Old Shed and this time the bicycle is a good fit, and a treat to ride. To be continued...
PUBLISHED ON: September 17, 2011	CHUCK'S PEUGEOT UO8: From time to time, people ask for an old bicycle to be converted to something more in keeping with their needs or wants. Chuck's Peugeot is one such bicycle, built to his specification
PUBLISHED ON: August 2, 2011	ITALIAN CHIORDA MIXTE: It is not uncommon for people to ask to have bicycles built up to their specifications. This lovely early seventies curved tube Chiorda Mixte is one of those bicycles. THE CANADIAN SEKINE: Sekine bicycles were built in Canada for nearly ten years, during which time numerous models, of varying quality levels, were offered to the public.	BEEKAY THREE WHEELER: Bicycles for Humanity receives all kinds of bicycles, in the quest to "salvage and share bicycles with the hope or reducing pollution and poverty". This gorgeous "time bubble condition" three wheeler is one example of what one of the more unusual bicycle donations looks like.
PUBLISHED ON: July 19, 2011	PROCTOR CATALOGUE: Proctor bicycles were made briefly in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada before becoming the famed Proctor-Townsend know so well in many parts of Western Canada.	1978 MOTOBÉCANE GRAND JUBILEÉ: This lovely Old School Motobécane is representative of the wonderful vintage road bicycles to come out of France during the nineteen seventies.
PUBLISHED ON: July 10, 2011	SPECIALIZED ALLEZ JUNKER II Though it is just great having a really nice, top of the line, vintage road bicycle to ride, riding it for errand running purposes is not a great idea thanks to the possibility of damage and/or theft. 197? MASERATI MT7: Though the Maserati bicycle had nothing to do with the Maserati automobile or motorcycle, the bicycles were nicely made and in a wide model range, from the lowly entry level MT10 to the top of the line, MT-1.	MID LEVEL FAVORIT: Few bicycles were ever manufactured in Czechoslovakia. The Favorit was one of those Czech-Republic bicycles to find some favour in North America, Canada in particular. 1984 TORPADO SUPER RACING: Though several older lower end Torpados have come and gone, this lovely full Campy Super Racing is the newest found to date.
PUBLISHED ON: May 24, 2011	SEARS FROM AUSTRIA Roadsters, of all types, come and go, this near mint department store offering being a finely preserved example of the gender. WELCOME PAGE Again, nothing really new. Just a revision of place and presentation.	INDEX OF ALL PAGES Not a new page, but moved to better meet the needs of the viewer.
PUBLISHED ON: May 11, 2011	HOW OLD IS MY BICYCLE? Though it might never be possible to accurately determine the age of any old bicycle, coming close to the mark is not all that difficult, if you know how.
PUBLISHED ON: April 19, 2011	HOW MUCH IS IT WORTH? Many people want to know how much their vintage bicycle is worth. Learning how to approximate a vintage bicycle's value is a valuable tool to have at one's disposal.
PUBLISHED ON: April 10, 2011	PACKING AND SHIPPING It is anything but unusual for a bicycle to be bought in one city and sent to another, and to another anywhere on the planet. Knowing how to send and receive items is very useful.
PUBLISHED ON: March 27, 2011	TORPADO 5 SPEED Probably of late sixties vintage, this lovely old Torpado started out blue and got shiny.	Requests for MY "TEN SPEEDS" support. Simply put, it costs money to publish a web site and help is appreciated.
PUBLISHED ON: March 15, 2011
	FULL WEBSITE UPGRADE Needless to say, this upload will includes the new format for MY "TEN SPEEDS".		BIANCHI SINGLE SPEED Single Speed converted bicycles are ever increasing in popularity and for good reasons. This clean old Asian Bianchi proved to be a great SS candidate.
	2000 MARINONI SQUADRA The 2000 Marinoni Squadra is my modern daily rider, offering wonderful ride quality and great user friendliness.		ABBEY'S STEVE BAUER Some people want what they want, and Abbey was no exception. Her bicycle would have to be light, work well, and be of minimal interest to thieves.
	198? PEUGEOT SUPER SPORT My first really nice, near NOS, Peugeot that I managed to put over 4000 miles on in a single season.		198? SEKINE MR300 At time, vintage road bicycles are delivered right to my back yard. Imaging finding something like this in your backyard, one morning.
	THE CALGARY FOUND PROCTOR Bicycle hunting is not reserved to Thunder Bay, only. I often times hunt across Canada, looking to find vintage beauties like this 1980(best guess) Proctor.		1987 BIANCHI VOLPE This mid eighties Bianchi from Asia was in stunning "as found" condition, ridden for part of a single season, and then shipped off to Spain.
	197? SEKINE TL35FThough this mid seventies Sekine Step Through is not a racking bicycle, it does qualify as a vintage road bicycle.		198? RALEIGH GRAND PRIX MIXTE A vintage road bicycle does not have to be the top dog in the pack to be worth finding, restoring and riding. This eighties something Raleigh Mixte was easy to find, needed no restoration work, and offered satisfying ride quality.
	198? NORCO MAGNUM GT A beautiful Canadian made road bicycle from the mid eighties, and perfect for the hilly condition NWO.		THE SEKINE GS - SOLD & STREET RESTORED A few people, who have purchased bicycles from me, have been good enough to send me pictures of their builds, along with permission to include both in appropriate feature bicycle articles.
	198? ALAN SUPER RECORD One of the only, if not the only, stolen bicycle to enter the gloom of The Old Shed		197? BOTTECCHIA GIRO d'ITALIA An on-line trade produced this late sixties or early seventies Bottecchia, which could be restored as, either a Professional or a Giro d"Italia.
	FINDING THE PERFECT BICYCLE It is easy to fall into the get more bikes trap in an effort to find the perfect vintage road bicycle. It doesn't exist!		196? SPECIAL BOTTECCHIA SPECIAL A very unusual mid level Bottecchia with the nicest lug work ever seen on one of these old Italian beauties.
	198? PROCTOR The Proctor has appeared here before, but now the final build is finished.		ROADSTERS and TRADERS Some previously presented bikes, and some new, all in a new format.
	194? AUTOMOTO PORTEUR Probably the most ambitious bicycle restoration project attempted, by me, to date. Check back on progress.		CCM BICYCLES The Canadian Cycle and Motor Company produced a great many bicycles during their 100+ years of operation.

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