The Modele Superbe X Frame had been the star of Raleigh catalogues for 30 years, but was demoted from its prime position after 1932. As a result of the Great Depression, cycle companies now needed to focus on cheaply-produced machines. So the X Frame was no longer promoted in Britain and did not appear in the 1934 […]
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The Nebo Handlebar Clock was an upmarket accessory that could be fitted to bicycles or motorcycles. Here you can see it installed on the 1906 Raleigh X Frame 3-speed Gentlemen’s Tricycle, which was the most expensive cycle of its day. It was priced at £29, compared to the Raleigh X Frame Gents’ bicycle at £17
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The first year of the safety bicycle. 2nd Pattern ‘Mudguard Frame’ (patented June, 1886). This rare historic bicycle came my way in 2019. It has some innovative features that did not appear on other bicycles until some years later. I need to replace the wheels, switch the chainwheel to the other side, fit a rear
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The Killer family were well established in Wirksworth, Derbyshire. But which of them owned the cycle shop with a Raleigh agency at 20 North End? As you can see, their name is on the shop transfer (decal) on my 1904 Raleigh X Frame Scorcher. https://onlinebicyclemuseum.co.uk/1904-raleigh-x-frame…/
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1911 New Imperial ‘Girplex’ X Frame Eadie 2 speed gear with coaster brake 26” Frame. 28″ Wheels The machine shown here is one of the few surviving New Imperial Girplex X Frames. It is restored and in superb all round condition. I owned an unrestored one which I sold 10 years ago to a New Imperial enthusiast.
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Made by S & B Gorton (subsequently Quinton Cycle Co) 18” Frame. 30″ Wheels with solid tyres A few months after this bicycle was supplied by S & B Gorton, their factory burned down. When they opened their new works, they did so under a new company name, Quinton Cycle Co. Harry Lawson, inventor of the safety bicycle,
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Before World War One, Britain led the world in the manufacture of quality bicycles. So, if you were in the market for a quality three-speed gent’s bicycle, and money was no object, which one would you buy? Here’s a comparison of bicycles on offer from some of the leading manufacturers, from the cheapest to the
The World’s most Expensive Bicycles 1908 Read More »
Like the Creature from the Black Lagoon, this Ariel ‘Featherweight’ X Frame strides out of the River Ouse to take its rightful place in bicycle history. George Morris of the Referee Cycle Co patented most permutations of X Frame bicycle. He had an arrangement with Charles Sangster of Components Ltd to make and sell
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Before cycle racing became the world’s primary sport in the 1890s, ’trick cycling’ was all the rage in the United States. Before he became world champion cyclist, a young Major Taylor started out as a trick cyclist. Another trick cyclist was Leonard Harmon Bliss, who was 6ft 3 inches tall and a heavyweight – at his peak
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