BICYCLES.

 

PASHLEY ICE CREAM BIKE.

 

Price new - from £12 plus extras, wheels - three. This is a Pashley Carrier Bicycle, made by Pashley Cycles of Birmingham, UK, founded in 1926. This bicycle was used at Coombe Abbey Park for many years to sell ice cream during the summer. It was acquired by Coventry Transport museum in 2011 as a promotional vehicle and has undergone quite a make-over.

 

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ROYAL MAIL BICYCLE.

 

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LADIES TRICYCLE.

 

Made by Halfords of Birmingham this ladies tricycle was loaned to the museum in 1978. The owner had it for cycling to collage but found it difficult to ride. Halfords was founded in 1892 as an ironmongery. In the early 1900s they moved to Halford Street in Leicester and started selling cycling goods.

 

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RALEIGH MONTAGE 1987.

 

An early example of a mountain bike, or MTB, employing the lightweight 501 Reynolds tubing technology. This bicycle came in three frame sizes, with an average weight of only 13.9 kg. It has 18 speed suntour accushift gears, an SR oval tech crankshaft, 501 handlebars and unicrown forks. This example has a 23 inch frame in mint, 22 inch wheels and was purchased in Radcliffe on Trent by the donor, Stuart Price. He formerly used the bike to complete his paper round and later to travel to collage.

 

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RALEIGH SUPERBE 1959.

 

The Raleigh superbe model was always the super deluxe version of their basic top of the line bicycle. It had a full chain case, dynohub lights and a saddlebag. It even had more springs in the saddle for a better ride. Many later ones had locking forks as an anti - theft accessory. It was intended for the professional lady or gentleman who could afford that little bit extra and was always one of the most expensive models of the Raleigh range. The Raleigh " Classic Superbe" is still part of the range today. It has a high tensile frame and drum brakes but is still basically the same bicycle that has carried the Raleigh name for nearly a hundred years. Its price of over £500 may have many previous owners turning in their graves.

 

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RUDGE WHITWORTH FIVE SEATER BICYCLE.

 

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RALEIGH RECORD ACE SPORTS TOURER.

 

Known as the R.R.A. The Raleigh record ace was a top of the range lightweight sports touring bicycle originally designed in 1933 and continuously made ever since. This model is from 1951 and was advertised in the Raleigh catalogue as " The Connoisseurs Choice ". The price of £39-9s-4d in 1951 reflected its quality and prestige as the equivalent price today would be over £1,000. It was individually built to order with a choice of clubman, racing or touring models and with different choice of frame size, colour, gears, wheel hubs, rims and handlebars. The frame is made from lightweight Reynolds 531 butted tubing and this model has a 3-speed sturmey archer gears.

 

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1903 SINGER MOTORWHEEL.

 

This motorwheel was first made by Coventry inventors Edwin Perks and Frank Birch in 1899. The Singer company liked it and bought the idea from them. Singer also gave them jobs at their factory in Canterbury Street, Coventry. The engine could be fitted inside the back or front wheel. Single cylinder 2hp engine. Most of the parts came from Singer Pedal bicycles.

 

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1881 SALVO QUADRICYCLE.

 

Designed by James Starley, with a differential gear which allows the inner wheel to go slower than the outer when cornering. This type of gear is still used on most of todays motor cars.

 

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RAT RACER B2 LAID-BACK BICYCLE.

 

The bicycle designer Mike Burrows, prefers to make laid-back or recumbent bicycles. They are very aerodynamic, making them more efficient and faster than diamond - framed bicycles.

 

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