1940's/1950's Tandem - Identification?
11-02-09, 09:44 AM
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1940's/1950's Tandem - Identification?
Can anyone help identify this tandem? My parents bought it second hand in the 1960's, it's clearly had a homemade paint job at some point. The lugs look similar to those on a Saxon, however it doesn't have the double seat tube arrangement.
More photos here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/amphalo...650631/detail/
Thanks
Tom
More photos here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/amphalo...650631/detail/
Thanks
Tom
11-02-09, 10:59 AM
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My best guess is a Steyr/Puch product. Just a wild guess though
Is that a Huret Svelto derailleur-haven't seen one of those in ages. It was considered an upgrade from the Allvit.
Is that a Huret Svelto derailleur-haven't seen one of those in ages. It was considered an upgrade from the Allvit.
11-02-09, 11:05 AM
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Come on, you've got to strip the head-badge!
That would be a great project, if you have a friend.
That would be a great project, if you have a friend.
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lovely i say . and you dont need a friend to ride that baby , just head down to the nearest shop adn you will have 20 instant friends wanting to go for a Cruise ..
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/T
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11-02-09, 11:48 AM
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No, the friend is the one who will take a turn with the paint stripper and wire brush!
11-03-09, 07:55 AM
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Thanks for the responses, it's going to be taken to Bob Jackson for a respray, hopefully over Christmas. It still gets used a fair amount, the four speed block at the back has lost a tooth here and there so it's only two speed at the moment.
Getting parts for the derailleur seems impossible.
I'll see what happens when I rub the paint off, might be something left of the original head badge.
Thanks
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Getting parts for the derailleur seems impossible.
I'll see what happens when I rub the paint off, might be something left of the original head badge.
Thanks
Tom
11-04-09, 08:54 AM
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It's very solid, goes like a rocket downhill.
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The stoker gets the shifters? Then why did my (2 Santana) brother hassle me for giving my stoker the shifter when I installed a Sturmey-Archer 7 speed on the Columbia Twosome I bought for $125?
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