General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

.1 ALL METAL EXCEPT FOR: TIRES, HANDLEBAR COVER, COVER OVER BRAKE LINES AND PEDAL PADS WHICH ARE ALL SYNTHETIC; AND A SUEDE SEAT/.2 SYNTHETIC

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

165.0 cm

Width

43.5 cm

Height

40.5 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Non-motorized Ground Transportation

Category

Cycles & cycling

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Dykins

Country

Canada

State/Province

Québec

City

Ville Lasalle

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

THIS BICYCLE WAS PURCHASED IN 1982 AND USED BY THE OWNER AS ONE OF HIS BICYCLES UP TO 1998

Canada

THE BICYCLE WAS PRODUCED IN CANADA AND MARKETED IN N. AMERICA & THE U.K. EXAMPLE OF A TRULY INNOVATIVE DESIGN MANUFACTURED FOR A BRIEF PERIOD OF TIME IN CANADA.

Function

USED TO TRANSPORT ONE INDIVIDUAL OVER THE GROUND

Technical

EXAMPLE OF AN INNOVATIVE APPROACH TO BICYCLE GEARING. THE DEVICEIS TRULY SIMPLE IN DESIGN & OPERATION & DOES NOT PRODUCE AN EXCESSIVELY HEAVY MACHINE LIKE THE DUGIL COUNTER-WEIGHT AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IN THE COLLECTION. THE MACHINE ACHIEVED SOME NOTORIETY, BUT EVENTUALLY FAILED AS A COMMERCIAL SUCCESS. [REF 1]

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 STAMPED IN HANDLEBAR: 'GB/ PREMIER/ MARQUE/ de/ GRANDE/ BRETAGNE'/ ON POST: 'Stelvio RTE [2 TIMES]'/ ON BRAKE CONTROLS: 'WEINMANN'/ ON BRAKE LEVERS: 'WEINMANN/ VAINQUEUR 610'/ MOLDED IN PEDALS: 'DEAL DRIVE INTERNATIONAL''MKS/ MP-505 [2 TIMES]/ JAPAN'/ STAMPED ON SEAT: 'VETTA'/ ON HUBS: 'CORSA OLIMPIC'/.2 MOULDED IN LID: 'SPECIALIZED'/ MOULDED IN BOTTOM: 'SPECIALIZED/ 7 U.S.A. 88/ 4'

Missing

ORIGINALLY YELLOW; DONOR HAD IT PROFESSIONALLY REPAINTED. DONOR ADDED THE SEAT, RED HAND GRIPS, WATER BOTTLE, AND RUBBER BRAKE GUARDS [REF 3]

Finish

.1 FRAME AND CHAIN GUARD PAINTED GLOSS RED/ RED SEAT/ RED HANDLEBAR COVERS/ SHINY METAL POSTS AND PEDALS/.2 RED

Decoration

N/A