Husqvarna 1930's "Betty"
10-07-14, 12:33 PM
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Husqvarna 1930's "Betty" ( Now 1917 )
Hello, this is Betty. From when my girlfriend said "have you finished fixing up....Betty?"
Cool bike if I say so myself. Found it on the local Ad site here in Sweden for 150sek (£15) It came with mudguards, dynamo and lights, chain guard etc, looked like a pretty standard town bike (with a strange brushed on red/black/gold paint job)
The previous owner said his grandfather bought it around 1936.
The only reason I think its a Husky (Husqvarna) is because it has a NOVO rear coaster brake hub thingy and tiny "H" stamped on the pedals.
I would love to find out a tiny bit more about it, for example a model name, and to see if the date is correct?
Hope you like it. Tom
Here are more pictures.
https://flic.kr/s/aHsk4SrpFd
Cool bike if I say so myself. Found it on the local Ad site here in Sweden for 150sek (£15) It came with mudguards, dynamo and lights, chain guard etc, looked like a pretty standard town bike (with a strange brushed on red/black/gold paint job)
The previous owner said his grandfather bought it around 1936.
The only reason I think its a Husky (Husqvarna) is because it has a NOVO rear coaster brake hub thingy and tiny "H" stamped on the pedals.
I would love to find out a tiny bit more about it, for example a model name, and to see if the date is correct?
Hope you like it. Tom
Here are more pictures.
https://flic.kr/s/aHsk4SrpFd
Last edited by tv.1982; 10-08-14 at 12:00 PM. Reason: Bike aged unexpectedly
10-07-14, 01:26 PM
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Wow.
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10-07-14, 01:32 PM
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Cool bike! Are you going to put the mudguards and chain guard back on?
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Betty is looking fabulous @ 70 plus years; we should all look that good at her age.
10-07-14, 01:57 PM
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Nice!
I've only been in Sweden for 8 months, but all of the Husqvarna bikes I've seen have had very elaborate chainguards on them, even basic (but old!) city bikes. It's part of Swedish craft that I really care for.
I've only been in Sweden for 8 months, but all of the Husqvarna bikes I've seen have had very elaborate chainguards on them, even basic (but old!) city bikes. It's part of Swedish craft that I really care for.
10-07-14, 02:11 PM
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This bike came with a very boring plain chainguard. I'll find a picture.
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That's a really cool bike!
I wish you good luck in finding out some more history of "Betty!"
I wish you good luck in finding out some more history of "Betty!"
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10-07-14, 02:58 PM
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It's very difficult finding information on the internet on things made before the internet.
Frame numbers for example are a nightmare!!!
Don't understand this at all (Husqvarna frame numbers...apparently)
10-07-14, 03:37 PM
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IF I interpret that chart correctly AND your bike is a Husky, it's from 1917.
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Nah, only 97 ... 
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I sent an email to Andreas of www.veterancykel.se and asked him for some advice.
Turns out 1936 is a more realistic date.
This is what he said...
"The bike is not a Husqvarna. It is made of Nyman's Workshops in Uppsala around 1940 the Swedish Cycling magazine in Linköping. Ornamentation (lugs) with a C reveals it. They are best known for the brand Griffin, but they had several other discount brands such as Regent and Bore.
It may be one of Cykelmagadinets own brands, but chances are that the framework can be delivered via bike magazine to any local bike shop who in turn mounted a private label and parts from other suppliers.
Nyman had never Novo hub in their bikes with the exception of military bikes. They used the German Torpedo hub. Either the wheels and pedals swapped or you have it finished assembling the bike bought parts from Husqvarna.
Unfortunately it can be very difficult to find out what brand it is about, when there were thousands of small local brands."
Turns out 1936 is a more realistic date.
This is what he said...
"The bike is not a Husqvarna. It is made of Nyman's Workshops in Uppsala around 1940 the Swedish Cycling magazine in Linköping. Ornamentation (lugs) with a C reveals it. They are best known for the brand Griffin, but they had several other discount brands such as Regent and Bore.
It may be one of Cykelmagadinets own brands, but chances are that the framework can be delivered via bike magazine to any local bike shop who in turn mounted a private label and parts from other suppliers.
Nyman had never Novo hub in their bikes with the exception of military bikes. They used the German Torpedo hub. Either the wheels and pedals swapped or you have it finished assembling the bike bought parts from Husqvarna.
Unfortunately it can be very difficult to find out what brand it is about, when there were thousands of small local brands."
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That is cool bike, I can totally see cruising on it in the summer...... a good mid summers eve bike. or Det är trevligt bick (cheated forgot my lite lite sveska and used google)
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