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Old 01-20-23, 09:56 AM
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Originally Posted by RiddleOfSteel
This list will be ever growing and changing, and I welcome and appreciate your contributions!
Here's some pictures of the 1990 Bianchi catalog (and a few others linked that I didn't peruse yet): https://www.gringineer.com/blogs/gri...anchi-catalog/
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Thank you for the links! All have been added. I like that the Bianchi catalogs have geometry for their models--not always the case in brochures.
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A couple of weeks ago I was at Gazelle, and discovered that they are busy putting their archives online. For everyone to peruse and download at will. Excellent!

They are still working on it, the catalogs are not in a separate category, so you'll have to really search for them, and knowing some Dutch will definitely help. But there is a lot of interesting and cool stuff there, including many originals of the pics used in the catalogs: the Gazelle Archives

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A small assortment, including 1979 Windsor, 1984 SR, and several Suntour component catalogs: https://www.radiolabworks.com/bikes/catalogs Very C&V site format to boot.
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Thanks!

Thanks so much for doing this. I haven’t found my mystery bike in any of them yet, but I have a long way to go. This is a true treasure trove.
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Nishiki kamuara the bike is like a sparkle kinda pink

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Thanks! I'm working through websites that have links or lists of everything. It takes a lot of time, which is why I haven't gotten to the end of the alphabet yet! Haha
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This list is fantastic, thank you for your efforts!
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Thanks to everyone who posts catalogs here.
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Three years of Specialized (in English): https://bikesheaven.com/specialized-catalogs/

Courtesy of panzerwagon - I don't think it's been posted here yet.
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I've searched in Peugeot catalog from 1988, bur still can't find mine. Any ideas? Maybe there is a more specific catalog for 1988 year?
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Found some more Cinelli here (links to other years incl. 1992 that I was looking for): CATALOGUES CINELLI: CINELLI 2009
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CILO catalog/prospekt 1958 -- Cilo Prospekt 1958 ? Veloklassiker.ch

Would love to find more CILO catalogs from the 50s-60s if anyone has any leads.
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Zeus catalogs & Literature

Being a (literally) dyed-in-the-wool fan of Zeus, I have a complete archive of every Zeus catalog (as far as I know), and every article, advertisement, and catalog mention I can find. Something over 500 pages and adding a dozen or so every year.

Problem is, the files are BIG as I scanned them in high quality so they aren't friendly for email. How can I get you a thumb drive of the files?
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Originally Posted by whistlestop
Being a (literally) dyed-in-the-wool fan of Zeus, I have a complete archive of every Zeus catalog (as far as I know), and every article, advertisement, and catalog mention I can find. Something over 500 pages and adding a dozen or so every year.

Problem is, the files are BIG as I scanned them in high quality so they aren't friendly for email. How can I get you a thumb drive of the files?
What size are we talking about, MB-wise? I know most modern email hosts (like Gmail) are generous.
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Just for fun likely first catalog pic of a bike 1894/95.https://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc...66coll6/id/37/

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I don't do the "g" word if I have any other choice (same reason as me not riding the "c" word), my ISP limits uploads to 250M. Catalog 102 all by itself is more than that. It's just easier to stick it in an envelope.
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Originally Posted by zukahn1
Just for fun likely first catalog pic of a bike 1894/95.https://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc...66coll6/id/37/
That’s cool, but not likely the first. Here’s a link to an 1893 Columbia bicycles catalog: https://dc.library.northwestern.edu/...b-5a4e31291a57

That’s in a library collection with a starting date of 1890: https://dc.library.northwestern.edu/...f-78a5839caa89
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And this one is presumed to be from 1881:

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