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DIAMANT / Handy Bike

Lot No. 32

DIAMANT / Handy Bike


DATE: 1993
COUNTRY: GERMANY
WEIGHT: 15,1 KG / 33,22 LB
FRAME HEIGHT: 54 CM / 21,3 INCH
GEARS: 7, HUB GEAR SHIMANO
CONDITION: 2 - 3
- a polished stainless-steel frame that it will not rust
- with a weight of 15.1 kilograms (33.3 lb) comparatively heavy
- to fold the bike, a catch on the bottom bracket is released and the front half turns backwards
- the frame was patented in 1991 by John S. Strozyk, an American living in Hanover
- the Diamant Handy Bike was launched in 1993 at the "Internationale Fahrrad und Motorrad Ausstellung" in Cologne
- originally went on sale for DM 1,500 (about double the cost of a standard folding bike)
- the bike is a prototype
- a label on the frame advises: "not suitable for publicly accessible areas (road traffic, country lanes, forest tracks and meadow paths)"

THIS BIKE APPEARS IN
- Smart Move - Cyclepedia - A Tour of Iconic Bicycle Designs - Cyclepedia - Application

NEWSPAPER AND MAGAZINESSELECTION
- Lohas 09/10

EXHIBITIONS
- Museums Quartier Vienna 2006

Condition report
Gears:
clean

Tubes /Tyres:
very good condition

Saddle:
leather saddle

Frame:
very good condition

© Embacher-Collection, Photo: Bernhard Angerer

19.05.2015 - 18:00

Realized price: **
EUR 875.-
Starting bid:
EUR 300.-

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DIAMANT / Handy Bike


DATE: 1993
COUNTRY: GERMANY
WEIGHT: 15,1 KG / 33,22 LB
FRAME HEIGHT: 54 CM / 21,3 INCH
GEARS: 7, HUB GEAR SHIMANO
CONDITION: 2 - 3
- a polished stainless-steel frame that it will not rust
- with a weight of 15.1 kilograms (33.3 lb) comparatively heavy
- to fold the bike, a catch on the bottom bracket is released and the front half turns backwards
- the frame was patented in 1991 by John S. Strozyk, an American living in Hanover
- the Diamant Handy Bike was launched in 1993 at the "Internationale Fahrrad und Motorrad Ausstellung" in Cologne
- originally went on sale for DM 1,500 (about double the cost of a standard folding bike)
- the bike is a prototype
- a label on the frame advises: "not suitable for publicly accessible areas (road traffic, country lanes, forest tracks and meadow paths)"

THIS BIKE APPEARS IN
- Smart Move - Cyclepedia - A Tour of Iconic Bicycle Designs - Cyclepedia - Application

NEWSPAPER AND MAGAZINESSELECTION
- Lohas 09/10

EXHIBITIONS
- Museums Quartier Vienna 2006

Condition report
Gears:
clean

Tubes /Tyres:
very good condition

Saddle:
leather saddle

Frame:
very good condition

© 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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