Vintage bike videos:

Here at Vintage Velo we do a stack of vintage bike videos - either scroll down and check them out or use the quicklinks to the right to jump to area you want.

`95 Pinarello Banesto team bike - ridden by Jimenez:

Its no fake claim to say the Pinerello Dyna Banesto team bikes made by the master frame builder Dario Pegoretti are the peak of steel frame development - here we take an all original `95 Banesto team bike ridden by legendary climber Jimenez out for a blast!

Vintage Zeus 2000 vs Colnago Super - late `70`s superbikes head to head:

Back in the day Zeus took on the might of Colnago and Campagnolo with there impressive Zeus 2000 - but how does it stack up to a Colango Super on the road - watch and find out!

Sean Yates Motorola team bike up against a really steep hill!:

Yates, the Animal (a nickname for good reason) - here we ride his ex Motorola team bike with original super bad tough gearing and tackle a serious climb - just as its going wrong we spot a rider up the road that just has to be pulled in...!

`20`s Antique bike first ride - what could go wrong... :

In preparation for the `24 L`Eroica in Tuscany we are starting to prepare a late 1920`s English 3 speed racer - most likly a Russ though can`t be sure - though for sure the hubs shot, the gearing is terrible and the brake (just the one) could let go at any moment - what could possibly go wrong...

Bradley Wiggins 2012 ex Sky Dogma:

Wow, check out this ex Sky Dogma wridden by Sir Bradley Wiggins in the early 2012 season - an awesome Dogma Think 2.1 in Brads national champs colours with full first edition Shimano D12 - how dous it ride? Epic!

Ex team Sanson De Rosa made Moser:

A seriuosly rare and exclusive 1979/80 season De Rosa (made by the hands of Ugo De Rosa himself) Moser Sanson team bike ridden by Francesco Mosers key domestique Leonardo Mazzantini - how does this epic vintage bike one ride? Off the chart!

Sean Yates`s epic `90 7-Eleven Merckz Corsa team bike:

Man alive, Sean Yates real deal 7-Eleven team bike - just epic - he only had one per year and this is his from 1990 and its just a mad bike to ride!

Fake Pinarello Dogma F10:

OK, so here we have a fake Pinarello Dogma - we are not here to judge the issues of wether you should buy a fake, just to compare how a fake Dogma rides in comparison to the real deal (lets not forget there are loads of fake Dogmas out there so unbiased knowledge is everything - conclusion at the end of the video...

Yan Ullrichs 2005/06 Giant/Walser Armstrong beating TT bike:

Blimey, this has to be the most extreme bike I`ve ever sat accross - and the only bike Lance Armstrong ever feared - Yan Ullrichs Giant branded hand built Walser time trial bike - just how hard is it to ride?

The Bianchi TSX - the finest steel framed Bianchi ever made?

Every collection has to have a steel framed Celeste blue Bianchi in the stable - and just check out this glorious ex Gatorade `92 Bianchi TSX - just glorious - and wait until we talk about how it rides...

Carrera Battaglin `88 team bike - now thats a sexy looking bike!

The legends of Stephen Roche need no introduction - here we have one of his Carrera team mates original Battaglin team bikes - as ridden by top sprinter Guido Bontempi and fitted with c-record throughout including those stunning Delta brakes:

Old school vintage cafe racer - riding a super cool Lejune with period trick parts!

Just love this bike - a mid `70`s Lejeune special order crit racer, rebuilt in the early `80`s with all the trick parts available at the time - check out the chainrings!

Mark Cavendish - epic `09 Scott HTC Cav team bike:

Cavendish - the sprint king needs no introduction here, and just check out this crazy stiff `09 HTC team bike ridden by the man himself in the year he took 6 Tour De France stage wins!!!

`98 Pantani Bianchi Megapro:

Marco Pantani - the finset climber ever - we pretty much worship the guy here, and here we have a re-creation of his `98 Mercatone Uno liveried Bianchi Megapro with full Campagnolo Record groupset - and its just the best fun ride you can get (and kit looks soooo cool!

Armstrong era Trek US Postal with full Dura Ace groupset:

Alas not one of Lance Armstrongs bikes (one day...) but here we ride a great looking `99 Trek OCLV in classic metalic blue with all the Race Lite goodies!

Richard Virenques `92 ex RMO TVT team bike:

Ah, Richard Virenque, one of France`s finest climbers ever with a record 7 Tour de France King of the Mountains classifications, and here we ride his `92 TVT and its a pretty rapid machine!

Real deal ex Team Once Giant TCR TT bike - seriously adapted road bike warrior:

Now this yellow peril is Team Once TT bike from `03/`04, based on an ally Giant TCR with additional frame fillets welded in place to stiffen up and already stiff ally frame!

The classic vintage steel framed Colnago - the yardstick to measure all vintage bikes by:

Ah, if your looking for a great vintage steel bike just get hold of a Colnago - they have pretty much never made a bad bike and this classic Colnago Super with full Campagnolo Record groupset is just a gem....

Putting the `63 Legnano through its paces after its build up:

So we built this vintage `63 Legnano up from a frame/fork with L`Eroica Tuscany in mind - so bigger tyres, great brakes and reliabilty were foremost but it still has to ride great...

The Look 595 - last of Looks classic bonded carbon tube lugged construction frames and its a powerhouse!

Got to be honest, we love the way early TVT`s ride - the classic carbon tubes bonded to ally lugs just feel great and fast - so just check out the last in the line - a real deal Cofidis team bike ridden in 2010, sure, its small but its awesome...

RMO - a powehouse of a French pro team in the `90`s - how were their bikes?

RMO were a huge team back in the day, and this steel framed Gitane is from the `92 season and ridden by Dante Rezze, key Domestic to Charley Mottet - its a great frame but we`re not convince by the Mavic groupset and had to swop out thebrakes as they are just plain dangerous!

L`Eroica 2023 in Gaoiole, Tuscany - just live for this event:

OK, if there`s one vintage bike event you must do at least once in your life its L`Eroica Tuscany (sure, there are L`Eroica licensed events around the world but Tuscany is the hoe and by far the best - hills, climbing, Strada Bianchi gravel, 100`s of vintage bike riders and just dripping in style...

Riding a vintage Look TVT 92 at a regular sportive event:

OK, so no vintage bike events where you are? No problem, grab a vintage bike off the wall and just go for it - you`ll never stop being amazed at just how fast, if not faster and vintage bike is compared with modern carbon bikes - in this one we take on the Kent Classic on Richard Virenques ex RMO TVT team bike - easy!

Strava KOM on a vintage bike - can it be done?

OK, so modern bikes are so much faster, right? Hell no, in this video we take a super cool vintage Mercatone Uno Pantani Bianchi Megapro to a hotly contested Strava KOM - how does it go - better than expected...

Taking on a Strava KOM on a seriously vintage bike - `63 Legnano...:

OK, so the Pantani Bianchi did pretty darned well on the Strava KOM, so lets repeat the same climb but on an old school steel framed vintage bike - a `63 Legnano with Canpagnolo groupset - super cool bike but how does it do on the KOM segment?

100km challenge on a $100 vintage bike challenge:

The bikeforum challenge was to spend $100 on a vintage bike then complete a 100km ride - how hard can it be? In part one we do the challenge - second video we repeat the challenge having lavished time and money on the bike and then see just what difference it makes on the road!

Antique bike restoration - can`t get any worse than when we first test rode it...:

Antique bikes - we are talking `20`s/`30`s old school tech - they can be a real challenge as the parts are weird and often made in a shed by the manufacturer at the time. Here we pull one apart, check and sort everything and rebuild it into a really good riding antique bike that doesn`t try and throw me off this time....

Zeus 2000 full rebuild - late `70`s Colnago rival:

Here`s a seriously cool late `70`s Spanish Zeus super bike - designed to be a better frame than Colnago and a better groupset than Campagnolo - we`ll have to see how that works out...

Building up an ex Team Carrera Battaglin with ful Campagnolo C-Record:

Now this is a really drop dead gorgeous and historiv bike - a Battaglin steel frame and forks used by the Carrera team and ridden by top sprinter Guido Bontempi (plus he wore the yellow jersey riding this bike) - bare vintage bike frame build up with ful C-Record groupset and Fir rims.

Checking over and setting up your vintage bike:

OK, we`ve all done it - you`ve just bought a vintage bike and put some air in the tyres and jump on for a ride - maybe set it up first...

Re-building Richard Virenques `92 RMO TVT team bike:

Richard Virenque - a record 7 Tour King of the Mountains jersies to his name, in this video we build up his `92 RMO TVT team bike with Mavic groupset (and a few Dura Ace components which are just better)...

Building up a Vintage Bertin racebike:

This is the final build up of the three part video series we did on this vintage French Bertin race bike (check the youtube channel for the first two parts) - the frame has been painted and its time to re-assemble the Shimano 600 groupset and count the costs...

Finishing the restoration of a vintage Lejeune cafe racer:

Some vintage bikes are just cool - and this one is super cool - a mid `70`s vintage Lejeune race bike, re-built in the early `80`s as club racer with all the go fast parts available at the time - just check out that chainset!!!

Sean Yates face to face interview with the man himself:

Sean Yates - a true legend and tough man of the professional race scene, not to mention director sportive to the likes of Wiggins and Contador - here we chat with Sean about his time in the pro peleton - just how intimidating was Hinault (a lot), how hard was the ride that earny him the yellow jersey at the `94 Tour de France and loads more...

Motor doping in the pro peleton:

Motor doping in the pro peleton - its a hot topic of discussion and wild accusations at the moment - but its just not a thing - don`t believe me? Watch and discuss...

Old school skinny tyres or fat modern tyres - which rides best?

Every article you read says that modern low pressure tyres are the way to go on a race bike - but are they? These reviews are paid for by the tyre and wheel industry so you have keep an open mind - in this video we put a vintage Bianchi with skinny 23mm tyres up against a modern Cervelo with 32mm tyres - which feels better???

Death stems and death parts in general:

OK, your worst knightmare when riding - something on your bike collapses and end in a spectacular crash - often its the stem and the term "Death Stem" has been used for years, since the `70`s Ava death stem started sheering in two - in this video we take a cloase look at which parts to avoid and how to check what you have - not a video if you are of a nervous disposition...

Is it cool to paint a vintage bike frame?:

You`ve picked up a vintage bike and it needs a lot of work - the paint needs attention - should you strip it and repaint or just touch up the paint - lets take a look and see...

Doping in cycling - can`t pretend it didn`t happen:

Dopng - le dopage... its been going on in cycling since the first prize money was awarded - here we take an honest look at the seretive world of doping - more than just drugs, anyone fancy catchin a train or having an extra coffee?

Campagnolo Delta brakes - discuss...:

Ahhh.... the Campagnolo Delta brake, loved and maligned in the same sentance, in this video we take a close look at Deltas and Campagnolo`s brake lineup in that period plus are they really that hard to fit and do they actually work?

Classic vintage winter cycling clothes - how to do it right:

Winter - it just sucks for the outdoor cyclist, let alone one likes to wear vinatge kit - here we take a look at the best ways to layer up and avoid the worst of the weather - though don`t put tin foil in your shoes, it really goes wrong!

GCN`s Si rides a real deal `98 Mercatone Uno Bianchi Megapro:

One of GCN`s most popular retro videos, Si wanted to put a real deal vintage climbing machine up against a current Dogma and went for our ex Mercatone Uno `98 Mega Pro team bike for the challenge - fair to say he loved it (and was blown away by the Campagnolo 9 speed Record groupset) - and Si really can`t wear a bandana to save his life!

GCN`s Si and Olly tackle a beast of TT bike - Yan Ullrichs infamous Walser:

Staight up, let me tell you that storm was full in - I hid in the car and pub as it was super bad - definatly not the weather for riding a historically important time trial bike - which was so fast Si had to back off as he was headed over 65kph on the flats with a tailwind... really hard to ride in any weather!

GCN`s Si takes a look at the history of Shimano Dura Ace and the Yates 7-Eleven and Cav`s Specialsed Venge help out:

50 years of Dura Ace - Si takes a close look at the development of Dura Ace and rides the Yares 7-Eleven team bike, Lance era US Postal Trek and Cav`s Specialzed Venge...

GCN`s Olly puts 3 generations of Pinarello Dogma head to head:

Like me, Olly loves Dogmas and in this video he puts the two ex team Sky Bradley Wiggins Dogmas up against the latest F - and Brads F8 is quite a revalation...

Then GCN`s Olly puts 3 generations of Pinarello Dogma through a wind tunnel:

To be fair, Pinarello have made some bold claims over the years regarding the development of the Dogma and Olly just couldn`t resist the chance to put three different Dogmas through a wind tunnel test (just a shame about the wide 44cm bars...).