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One man's bicycle obsession
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Report and picture by: Ariffin JamarFrom the outside, it is an unremarkable workshop nestled in Sin Ming Industrial Estate. Inside is an Aladdin’s cave for any wheels fanatic. There are various classic cars — including a vintage 1950s Porsche 550 Spyder.But these four-wheeled beauties are not ow...
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CANVAS: Ah Joo
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Ah Joo is a vintage car restorer by trade. Where his passion lies is in classic vintage bicycles. A true craftsman, he restores vintage bicycles to their former glory. With a keen eye for color and detail, he expresses himself eloquently on his creations. Chec...
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Ah Joo - Rapha Stories
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AH JOOPHOTOS: Christopher Chen | WORDS: Adam Taylor-CampbellFor quite some time I had heard murmurings about ‘The Collector’, an intriguing Singapore character with a magnificent bicycle collection to match. The first time I saw Ah Joo I was out riding wi...
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Kenyan Riders in Singapore
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Kenyan Riders, a Kenyan-based and Singapore registered company, was founded in 2006 by Nicolas Leong as the first professional cycling team based in Kenya.Inspired by the success of Kenyan long distance runners, the cycling team was founded in Iten, Kenya – the small town that produces the majori...
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"Singapore Bicycle Heroes" Series - Mr Loh Choo Teck
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Interview covered in Hokkien on 16 May 2013: Q: How long have you been in this business? When did you first started? A: My father, Loh Jin Hwee (passed on in 1995) started this bicycle shop in 1932. He embarked Singapore from China at the age of 9. After undergoing an apprenticeship in a local bicycle sh...
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Paris-Roubaix with Greg Lemond
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Paris–Roubaix is a one-day professional bicycle road race in northern France near the Belgian frontier. It is one of the oldest races of professional road cycling. It was first run in 1896 and has stopped only for two world wars. From its beginning in 1896 until 1967 it started in Paris and ended in Rou...
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Old Road Bikes
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Those who happened to be strolling across the Tuscan hills last October might have been ambushed by hordes of old-fashioned racers with period-perfect bicycles and goggles covered in white dust from the unsurfaced tracks beneath them. This was not a slip in time or a film shoot: they were taking pa...
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"Singapore Bicycle Heroes" Series - Mr Wee
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An interview with Mr. Wee covered in Hokkien: Q: How long have you been in this business? When did you first started? A: My father started this bicycle business along Serangoon Road during the British colonial period in 1930s. The business managed to strive through the Japanese occupation. Back the...
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"Singapore Bicycle Heroes" Series - Mr. K S Tan
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An interview with Mr. Tan covered in Hokkien:Q: How long have you been in this business? When did you first started? A: My brother and I have been helping out our father's bicycle shop in Orchard Road since 1960s. After our father's passing in 1970s, we siblings managed his shop till the 1980s was wh...
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Singapore Pioneer Classic and Vintage Restorer & Collector featured in Peak Magazine
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Like him at Soek Seng 1954 in Facebook for more vintage updates!
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He's got 100 bicycles - The Sunday Times
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Mr Allen Lim, he is spolt for choice with 100 bikes He rides with cycling group Eroica Singapore, which usually meets at East Coast Park on Sunday
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Singapore Pioneer Classic and Vintage Restorer & Collector featured in Rewind Magazine
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You can find him at Soek Seng 1954 in Facebook! -- Edited by Duff_Beer on Wednesday 24th of April 2013 11:54:54 AM
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Colnago History
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1932Ernesto Colnago is born.1945Ernesto Gets first welding apprenticeship.1947Ernesto wins first bike race the “Mamma Isolina Caldirola”.1951Ernesto Crashes at the finish line of the Milano-Busseto and breaks leg.1952Ernesto opens first shop.1954Ernesto moves to a larger shop having o...
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King Of The Road - Mr. Kenneth Tan
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SINGAPORE - He was - and still is - Singapore's most decorated professional cyclist. With a string of wins including three silver medals (in 1989, 1991 and 1995) and a bronze at the SEA Games, as well as a silver at the Asian championships, former national rider Kenneth Tan is Singapore's most winnin...
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Grant Petersen - A Bicycle Designer
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Grant Petersen is a bicycle designer and the founder of Rivendell Bicycle Works. He was U.S. marketing director for Bridgestone Cycle (U.S.A.), Inc. during the 1980s and 1990s, where he designed the XO series of bicycles.Petersen is widely known in the cycling community for opposing compli...
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Investing in Vintage Bicycles
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Investing in vintage bicycles Toby Walne, Financial Mail 11 May 2009 As part of Financial Mail's regular look at alternative investments, Toby Walne asks whether it's worth backing vintage bicyles. They are a far cry from today's high-tech, multi-geared, sleek machines, but the 19th Century 'bo...
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Renowned Artist visits Soek Seng 1954
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Renowned Artist visits Soek Seng 1954 - Chong Fahcheong is a Singaporean sculptor known for many public sculptures in Singapore. Though he worked in a variety of styles from abstract to figurative, his name is identified with a series of figurative sculptures depicting the life of people living an...
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