Jack Sibbit Racing Bicycle

Made:: 1932-1937 in Manchester

This image is released under a CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Licence

Buy this image as a print

Buy

License this image for commercial use at Science and Society Picture Library

License

This image is released under a CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Licence

Buy this image as a print

Buy

License this image for commercial use at Science and Society Picture Library

License

This image is released under a CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Licence

Buy this image as a print

Buy

License this image for commercial use at Science and Society Picture Library

License

Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Racing bicycle, made by Jack Sibbit, of Great Ancoats Street, Manchester.

John “Jack” Ephraim Sibbit 1895–1950. Skilled bicycle builder and member of the Manchester Wheelers he was a regular favourite at the Fallowfield track. By the age of 41 he held twelve national titles including tandem sprints as well as an Olympic silver medal in 1928.

Details

Category:: Road Transport

Object Number:: Y1984.37

Materials:: metal (unknown), rubber (unidentified) and leather

type:: bicycle

credit:: Gift of Mr. C. Heywood

Cite this page

Rights

We encourage the use and reuse of our collection data.

Data in the title, made, maker and details fields are released under Creative Commons Zero . Descriptions and all other text content are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence

Using our data

Download

Download catalogue entry as json

Download manifest IIIF

Our records are constantly being enhanced and improved, but please note that we cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information shown on this website.

Parts

Bicycle Frame and Wheel

Bicycle frame and one wheel, made by Jack Sibbit, in Manchester.

Measurements:: overall: 940 mm x 1305 mm x 390 mm, 8 kg

Materials:: metal (unknown) and leather

Object Number:: Y1984.37.1

type:: bicycle

Bicycle Wheel

Wheel from racing bicycle, made by Jack Sibbit. Front forks are non-standard, having been replaced by first and only owner, as the originals were not strong enough to deal with the state of Manchester roads.