BICKERTON / Portable
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DATE: 1971
COUNTRY: UNITED KINGDOM
WEIGHT: 9,6 KG / 21,12 LB
FRAME HEIGHT: 26 CM / 10,2 INCH
GEARS: 3, HUB GEAR STURMEY ARCHER
CONDITION: 3 - 4
- the worlds first truly lightweight folding bicycle
- easy-to-carry and when folded it fit even into the trunk of an original Austin Mini
- designed by Harry Bicker ton a Rolls Royce aerospace engineer
- with the design approach to travel in style
- an extruded aluminium frame completed with cast aluminium components
- extreme twisting, and frequently threw its riders over the flexible handlebar
- brochure was warning "Designed for intelligent competent human beings, not gorillas."
- from 1971 to 1989 around 50,000 were manufactured
- this model is number A2033
THIS BIKE APPEARS IN
- Smart Move - Cyclepedia - A Tour of Iconic Bicycle Designs - Cyclepedia - Application
EXHIBITIONS
- Museums Quartier Vienna 2006
RELATED BOOKS
- Bicycle Design, an Illustrated History - MIT Press - T. Hadland and H.-E. Lessing - 2014
Condition report
Paintwork and general information:
slightly dirty, small scratches, otherwise good condition
Gears:
good condition
Tubes /Tyres:
good condition
Saddle:
plastic saddle
Frame:
in order
© Embacher-Collection, Photo: Bernhard Angerer
19.05.2015 - 18:00
- Realized price: **
-
EUR 400.-
- Starting bid:
-
EUR 300.-
BICKERTON / Portable
DATE: 1971
COUNTRY: UNITED KINGDOM
WEIGHT: 9,6 KG / 21,12 LB
FRAME HEIGHT: 26 CM / 10,2 INCH
GEARS: 3, HUB GEAR STURMEY ARCHER
CONDITION: 3 - 4
- the worlds first truly lightweight folding bicycle
- easy-to-carry and when folded it fit even into the trunk of an original Austin Mini
- designed by Harry Bicker ton a Rolls Royce aerospace engineer
- with the design approach to travel in style
- an extruded aluminium frame completed with cast aluminium components
- extreme twisting, and frequently threw its riders over the flexible handlebar
- brochure was warning "Designed for intelligent competent human beings, not gorillas."
- from 1971 to 1989 around 50,000 were manufactured
- this model is number A2033
THIS BIKE APPEARS IN
- Smart Move - Cyclepedia - A Tour of Iconic Bicycle Designs - Cyclepedia - Application
EXHIBITIONS
- Museums Quartier Vienna 2006
RELATED BOOKS
- Bicycle Design, an Illustrated History - MIT Press - T. Hadland and H.-E. Lessing - 2014
Condition report
Paintwork and general information:
slightly dirty, small scratches, otherwise good condition
Gears:
good condition
Tubes /Tyres:
good condition
Saddle:
plastic saddle
Frame:
in order
© Embacher-Collection, Photo: Bernhard Angerer
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| Auction: | Bicycles from the embacher-collection |
| Auction type: | Saleroom auction |
| Date: | 19.05.2015 - 18:00 |
| Location: | Wien | Palais Dorotheum |
| Exhibition: | 09.05. - 19.05.2015 |
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