alikaki

That is the second bike i have found in my dads attic. I couldn't find anything on the internet about this brand or model either. But i think it's a beauty. I'll post some photos to tell me if you can understand anything from the parts or the . The year it was manufactured or anything. And of course if it's worth fixing it

alikaki

alikaki

Thank you for your help.

alikaki

I found out that the headlight is made in Japan, the pedal is "nicklin" and the rim is english westwood 28x1/2

rhm

Alikaki,

On this forum, as you have probably noticed, most members are in North America, with a smaller number in western Europe, and fewer still in other parts of the world. As Proofide said, the bike is reminiscent of bikes of the 50s-60s but bikes of this kind remained popular long after that in some places, depending mainly on the economy. The odds are rather poor that any of us will know anything about bikes sold in Greece in the 50s-60s-70s. I would suggest you find an old guy who works in a bike shop, and see if you can get any information out of him. I don't mean specific information about these two bikes of yours (though he may know something), but rather general information about what kind of bikes were sold in Greece in years past; where they came from, etc.

My question would be, were any bikes made in Greece; and were any bicycle components made there; and if not, where were they imported from?

Specifically, to this Royal Special bike, this is what's generally called a Roadster. The design is already a hundred years old, but they are still made in China and India, and even in England (in small numbers). In the 60's someone may have been making them somewhere in eastern Europe; I don't know.



I'm curious what the threadings are on your Royal Special bike; very possibly the same as the Raleighs and their copies. Also, what is the tire size, as marked on the tire?

Whatever it is, it is a real classic and a great find.

Edit:
Nicklin was an English company that made cranks among other things. 28 x 1 1/2 is the typical Roadster tire size.

alikaki

Actually no. No bikes where made in Greece. Most of the bikes here where delivered by ships from all over the world.There is no worthy bike forum in my country. Few people have old bikes here

wineslob

I'd give it a "cool factor" of 1000.

David Newton

Your roadster has all the marks of an India-made, English clone.
The double top tube gives your bike super-tough credibility.
Certainly worthy of a complete dis-assemble - regrease - re-assemble. New tires & tubes would be nice if available.