le velo – unique bikes

But what to do with so many old bikes ? Right , restore them !

Senad Sarac is looking for parts or entire bikes in sheds , basements or flea markets , which are solid hand-made and partly richly ornamented . They are often discarded for many years and thus in a horrible condition . He combines traditional bicycle craftsmanship with today ’ s technique by putting emphasis on retaining the original character to make the bikes fully operational for the next decades .

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Hamburg-based Senad Sarac is fascinated by craftsmanship with a fine tradition . He is collecting antique bicycle parts – whether its a italian racer bicycle frame from the 20ies , bicycle lights from the Fin de Siècle in Paris or handlebars from Swiss postal bikes of the 40ies . His collection contains a wide variety of historic unicums from 1880 to 1950 .

If you visit the shop , you can take a look into the workshop , which is home to original tools from two centuries and still in use to build the bikes as authentic as possible and get a consulting if you are interested in one of Sarac ’ s beauties . Every bike is planned after the ideas and wishes of the customer , so that every bike which leaves the shop is a complete unicum .

The concept of Le Vélo is to coat the paintwork with a special lacquer to preserve the originally appearance – with all signs of the times and scratches – and add new hand-made parts like the handles which Senad himself produces out of wood or leather . This way , the bikes get their individual charme , which is a combination of sustainability , tradition and contemporary fashion – made forever .

Le vélo also offers several accessoires and gadgets around the topic Vintage-Bikes : saddlebags , backpacks and cyclists ‘ wallets manufactured from leather with the focus on high-quality , longevity and the vintage look .

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