Bicycle historian and author David V. Herlihy will talk about his book The Lost Cyclist on Thursday, May 12th at 7:30 PM in the Belmont Public Library’s Assembly Room. David V. Herlihy is also the author of Bicycle: The History, winner of the 2004 Award for Excellence in the History of Science. A leading authority in his field, he has been interviewed by numerous television, radio, and newspaper personalities in the United States and abroad, and his work has appeared in a wide variety of general-interest and specialty magazines.
“Fascinating . . . Herlihy combines an admirable talent for sleuthing with the narrative skills of a first-rate storyteller . . . This should appeal to most lovers of history, as well as to bicycling enthusiasts. Strongly recommended.” —Library Journal
More information is available on the Belmont Library site. . .
I saw these at the Tektro booth at Interbike 2010. Like Tektro’s description says, they have a simple, classic look. A great brake lever for upright/flat bar handlebars. We have the all-silver version! 
We’ve already sold all of the black hubs and 32 hole hubs. We have 36 hole in silver available. The other hubs will be back in stock late next week.
An Italian city bike par excellence!
We are thrilled to be working with Velouria of Lovely Bike! on the Bella Ciao Superba project. It is about to come to fruition as we wait with great anticipation for the arrival of 12 special edition bikes. Velouria and Bella Ciao have put together a wonderful machine and the response has been great. About half of the bikes are spoken for, one has been given away, and there are several customers waiting in the wings and trying to decide. It’s a tough decision and a bit of a leap of faith to order a bike without the opportunity to test ride. But we are confident that these will surely please their new owners.
Superba photo © Lovely Bike!
The cost of the bike is $1490. A $300 non-refundable deposit will secure one. Shipping within the CONUS (only) is possible with the final cost yet to be determined. To place an order go here.
We fully expect to have very few left unsold when they arrive. To have a couple for the retail store floor would be nice, but we’ll have to wait and see.