HISTORY: The wooden bicycle wheel was introduced by A.C Fairbanks, with patents 1893-1897. He was an American banjo maker, and the rim was actually a variation of the wooden rim used inside a banjo’s metal outer casing. You can see it here on the inside of my 1886 Fairbanks & Cole banjo. A.C Fairbanks set …
Tubular tyres on 1910 No 4 Aero Special Path Racer, with Fairbanks wooden sprint rims. Read More »
BY APPOINTMENT TO HIS MAJESTY KING GEORGE V King George V died on 20 January, 1936. This bicycle has a Sturmey-Archer ‘K6’ hub, which came out the same year, so presumably the bicycle was made in 1936. I assume it was too late for the company to replace the transfer (decal). The King had been …
“Those London busmen can strike to their hearts’ content. I’ve got my 1878 Dan Rudge rotary tricycle to get me to Wandsworth and back…” says veteran bicycle enthusiast Peter Fitzgerald of Woodland Way, Brighton, as he sets off for the annual rally of the Southern Veteran Cycle Club. (Newspaper article from 1958) Click on this …
1936/1937 Rudge-Whitworth Roadster Model No 77 Sturmey-Archer ‘Model K6’ Three Speed Gear Rudge-Whitworth Patent Celluloid Handlebar and pedal cranks Rudge-Whitworth Patent ‘All-Rubber’ Pedals Rudge-Whitworth Patent Proportional Coupled Brake System Phillips Saddle with patterned top 24” Frame. 28″ Wheels BY APPOINTMENT TO HIS MAJESTY KING GEORGE V King George V died on 20 January, 1936. This bicycle has …
