I was riding the Resilient yesterday along the coastal path and I did something embarrassing. I like to get interesting angles when I photograph bicycles, so I was lying in the road in front of the bike photographing upwards when a woman came running up to help me because she thought I’d had a stroke. …
This group celebrates the early years of Bettmann & Co and the Triumph Cycle Co. It’s PRE-1939 TRIUMPH BICYCLES ONLY. …and I suppose the occasional early Triumph motorcycle picture too The first company was started by Siegfried Bettman in 1886, with funding provided by the Dunlop Pneumatic Tyre Co. Mauritz Johann Schulte became Bettmann’s partner …
It took me over a year to get this 1897 Triumph from the previous owner, but I eventually managed, in 2013, However, I was faced with a dilemma. It was in wonderful preserved original condition but its front tyre was perished which made the bicycle unrideable. It’s a 30″ size and tyres in that size …
Frame No 12873 is the oldest known surviving Triumph safety bicycle. The chaincase is leather. At the time, this was one of the most expensive ladies’ bicycles in the world. The first photo is from 2012 at Brighton Pier, a few months after getting the Triumph from a friend in France. The other photos are …
16″ Wheels with Solid Tyres The first Triumph tricycle was not made by the Triumph Cycle Co, but by Warman & Laxon. That company built bicycles and tricycles in 1879, whereas S Bettmann registered the Triumph name in 1889. As a keen Triumph enthusiast, I was very happy to find this c1949 Triumph Junior tricycle …
Last month an old friend visited me to deliver a bike I’d sold for him. He mentioned the one bike he fancied for his collection was a Triumph Moller. Mine is dearly cherished (now fitted with a sidecar) so I said I’d let him know if I came across another one. I’d like to take …
1936 Triumph Moller Another one sees the light of day Read More »
Last month an old friend visited me to deliver a bike I’d sold for him. He mentioned the one bike he fancied for his collection was a Triumph Moller. Mine is dearly cherished (now fitted with a sidecar) so I said I’d let him know if I came across another one. I’d like to take …
1936 Triumph Moller: Another one sees the light of day. Read More »
