Classic & Vintage - A "freight bike" from the 30:ties.

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Berodesign
06-16-05, 03:48 PM
Just wanted to show my new 'preciousssss' :)
It is made in the early 1930:ties, everything is original (except tires and tubes, maybe not stem / bars neither). It has a nice big Bosch headlight for example with a dynamo. Original saddle, hard as hell :) The rack is not made out of tubes as the later models (1940 and onwards), really beautiful this old rack.
What else can I say, it is newly renovated by a pro and was priced at 650 USD but I managed to get it for uhh... less :)
I biked home this evening on it, it is about 19 km with some hills... on my MTB, 21 gears, it takes me 50 minutes normally. On this beauty, which weighs about 10 kg MORE then my MTB, it only took 58 minutes. If you get her rolling, she just keeps on going, even uphill :D
If anyone is interested I can post more pics tomorrow.

randya
06-16-05, 06:15 PM
Cool! One of my local pizza shops has a similar bike hanging from the ceiling as part of their 'decor'. Much better to have it on the road, IMO.
frameteam2003
06-20-05, 10:49 AM
Yes I'd like to see more!

Berodesign
06-21-05, 11:27 AM
Ok, here comes some more pics. See my first post to find out what it is :)


ps. the white rectangles in one pic is only to get down the size of it under 100 kb. ds.
randya
06-21-05, 11:40 AM
All very nice, esp. that chainguard! Does the Bosch dynamo work? I like the oil fitting on the rear hub, too.
Berodesign
06-21-05, 12:37 PM
All very nice, esp. that chainguard! Does the Bosch dynamo work? I like the oil fitting on the rear hub, too.

The Bosch dynamo should work according to the LBS that renovated the bike and sold it to me. I havent had the opportunity to try yet, daylight from 3 in the morning 'til midnight tend to limit the use of headlights :)

The oil fittings on both hubs are adorable... really got me going first time I saw them :) Not to mention the white lining on the mudguards and on the rims, very stylish.
kunzog
06-26-05, 06:23 PM
Here's a pic of a Worksman Delivery Bike. It's fairly new but I built the box in front, added repro signs and an original set of bells on the handlebars. I rent bicycles to the film and ad business and thought it might be just what someone wants to feature.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v27/kunzog/ColdPop.jpg