Help Identifying this old bike? "Telycycle"? "Toronto Telegram"?
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Help Identifying this old bike? "Telycycle"? "Toronto Telegram"?
Hi there,
Been looking up info on this bike and found bits and pieces. Would really like to know who the maker is and when it was made.
I searched the forum for stickies/announcements, etc...but didn't find any info about "identifying threads" so I apologize if I'm posting in the wrong section or anything. Any tips/advice would be greatly appreciated.
I couldn't find info on "Telycycle" but I did find info about Toronto Telegram, which used to be an old newspaper company in Toronto. I assume they must have made their own badge for this bike? Says "Carrier" and "Salesman" on it.
I know a serial number would be most useful but couldn't find it and currently have the bike stored somewhere else. I will post it when I get it.
Tires have "Norco" logos on it but have plenty of tread so I'm not sure if they were replaced.
Says "Perry England" on the rear coaster hub and the seat says "Emet".
That's all the info I have at the moment. Any help would be great. Thanks for helping a noob!
Been looking up info on this bike and found bits and pieces. Would really like to know who the maker is and when it was made.
I searched the forum for stickies/announcements, etc...but didn't find any info about "identifying threads" so I apologize if I'm posting in the wrong section or anything. Any tips/advice would be greatly appreciated.
I couldn't find info on "Telycycle" but I did find info about Toronto Telegram, which used to be an old newspaper company in Toronto. I assume they must have made their own badge for this bike? Says "Carrier" and "Salesman" on it.
I know a serial number would be most useful but couldn't find it and currently have the bike stored somewhere else. I will post it when I get it.
Tires have "Norco" logos on it but have plenty of tread so I'm not sure if they were replaced.
Says "Perry England" on the rear coaster hub and the seat says "Emet".
That's all the info I have at the moment. Any help would be great. Thanks for helping a noob!
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I know nothing about that bike, but I will speculate it was sold at a discount, or offered as a prize, by the Toronto Telegram to newspaper carriers (the boys who delivered it door-to-door) and salesmen (the boys who sold them at street corners) for meeting certain sales/delivery goals.
The Washington Post once awarded me a plaque honoring me for being one of the city's only carriers who continued to deliver the newspaper through the "blizzard of '79." The Post home delivery office had large canvas bags, plastic bags to protect individual newspapers from the rain, rubber bands, and other supplies that they sold to the carriers at very reasonable rates; no bicycles at that time, but I imagine they'd sold them at one point as well.
Since the bike has a cottered crank and lugged frame, I suspect it was made in England. I dont' recognize the lugs, though. What size are the tires? I'll guess 26 x 1 3/8, a common English size. An American manufacturer would more likely have used 26 x 1.5. Can you see a manufacturer name on the front hub, or the pedals, or the crank?
The Washington Post once awarded me a plaque honoring me for being one of the city's only carriers who continued to deliver the newspaper through the "blizzard of '79." The Post home delivery office had large canvas bags, plastic bags to protect individual newspapers from the rain, rubber bands, and other supplies that they sold to the carriers at very reasonable rates; no bicycles at that time, but I imagine they'd sold them at one point as well.
Since the bike has a cottered crank and lugged frame, I suspect it was made in England. I dont' recognize the lugs, though. What size are the tires? I'll guess 26 x 1 3/8, a common English size. An American manufacturer would more likely have used 26 x 1.5. Can you see a manufacturer name on the front hub, or the pedals, or the crank?
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The paint reminds me of a Standard Bicycle Products roadster, made in Toronto. They shared some components with CCM (fork with fender nut mounted from the bottom). Looks like a CCM stem with the rectangle section nut. They used English BB's and the wheels might be 28 X 1 1/2 canadian size so it takes a fat 700c tire. The head tube lugs distinguish it from a CCM model. That's a very unique, nice condition roadster.
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Ok, had a chance to look over the bike again and take some more pics.
Found a number that says "X 2673". The "made in..." sticker was torn off with the most important part, lol...but perhaps someone can recognize the style of the sticker?
The seat says "Lemet - made in Holland" and the tires are 28 x 1&1/2.
The rear hub says Perry - England.
Found a number that says "X 2673". The "made in..." sticker was torn off with the most important part, lol...but perhaps someone can recognize the style of the sticker?
The seat says "Lemet - made in Holland" and the tires are 28 x 1&1/2.
The rear hub says Perry - England.
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There's little doubt that your bike was made in Canada. Perry hubs were typically sold here on many models. Canadian 28" x 1 1/2 tires are 622 mm bead versus 635 mm for British bikes. Seatposts were almost always 22.2 mm with a cork stuffed in the top. I also doubt the Telegram would pay the significant tariffs imposed on imported bikes. Original tires would be Dunlops...Norcos are new. Enjoy it.
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Very cool bicycle, at any rate!
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Sometime between 1930 and 1960? Very common style and there's nothing on the bike that would have a date code, that I can see.
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