BIKE FRIDAY / New World Tourist
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DATE: 1998
COUNTRY: USA
WEIGHT: 10 KG / 22 LB
FRAME HEIGHT: 58 CM / 22,8 INCH
GEARS: 3 x 8, CAMPAGNOLO
CONDITION: 2
- a folding road-bike
- designed for long distances
- Alan and Hanz Scholz initially experimented with tandem
- their friend Richard Gabriel encouraged them to build transportable touring bicycles
- the result was the diamond framed 'World Tourist' and its successor, this 'New World Tourist'
- when completely folded the entire bicycle fits into a suitcase
- can be easily shipped on trains and aeroplanes
- when riding the bike, the provided suitcase doubles as a trailer filled with luggage
- completed with Sachs/SRAM- 3 x 8 components
- this model is number 3778
THIS BIKE APPEARS IN
- Cyclepedia - A Tour of Iconic Bicycle Designs
- Cyclepedia - Application
EXHIBITIONS
- Portland Art Museum 2013
- Design Museum Holon 2013
RELATED BOOKS
- Bicycle Design, an Illustrated History - MIT Press - T. Hadland and H.-E. Lessing - 2014
Condition report
Paintwork and general information:
slight traces of use
Tubes /Tyres:
new good condition
Saddle:
leather saddle
Frame:
good condition
© Embacher-Collection, Photo: Bernhard Angerer
19.05.2015 - 18:00
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EUR 2.000,-
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EUR 800,-
BIKE FRIDAY / New World Tourist
DATE: 1998
COUNTRY: USA
WEIGHT: 10 KG / 22 LB
FRAME HEIGHT: 58 CM / 22,8 INCH
GEARS: 3 x 8, CAMPAGNOLO
CONDITION: 2
- a folding road-bike
- designed for long distances
- Alan and Hanz Scholz initially experimented with tandem
- their friend Richard Gabriel encouraged them to build transportable touring bicycles
- the result was the diamond framed 'World Tourist' and its successor, this 'New World Tourist'
- when completely folded the entire bicycle fits into a suitcase
- can be easily shipped on trains and aeroplanes
- when riding the bike, the provided suitcase doubles as a trailer filled with luggage
- completed with Sachs/SRAM- 3 x 8 components
- this model is number 3778
THIS BIKE APPEARS IN
- Cyclepedia - A Tour of Iconic Bicycle Designs
- Cyclepedia - Application
EXHIBITIONS
- Portland Art Museum 2013
- Design Museum Holon 2013
RELATED BOOKS
- Bicycle Design, an Illustrated History - MIT Press - T. Hadland and H.-E. Lessing - 2014
Condition report
Paintwork and general information:
slight traces of use
Tubes /Tyres:
new good condition
Saddle:
leather saddle
Frame:
good condition
© Embacher-Collection, Photo: Bernhard Angerer
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