While it’s not surprising that a few of the bicycles built by one of the world’s top cycle manufacturers such as Coventry Machinists Co have survived for 133 years, there are some delicate parts on a bicycle that nearly always succumb to the ravages of time. Worn leather saddles and handlebar grips are damaged easily …
1895 Maywood Double Diamond Duplex tubing and open frame chainwheel design Cash Buyers’ Union 23.5” Frame. 28″ Wheels with solid tyres ‘Double diamond’ frames, also known as ‘open frames’ or duplex tubes, were in vogue in Britain around 1889 and 1890. Rudge made the best-selling model with this feature. The concept copied the design of tricycles, …
1928 Favor with split down tube & duplex chain stays 22” Frame. 28″ Wheels French bicycle design before and after World War 1 was very innovative, and various companies experimented with unusual frame designs. I can not see any practical purpose for Favor’s use of duplex tubing on this lightweight touring bicycle, apart from standing …
19” Frame. 28” Wheels. Cushion tyres Yost patent folding handlebar Duplex down tube Joseph L Yost was a major player in the American cycle industry in the late 1880s and early 1890s. His various companies included Springfield Bicycle Mfg Co, where he built a geared high wheeler. His next company was Lozier & Yost. After splitting from Lozier, he founded …
