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B.S.A. folding bicycle, c. 1942

Road Transport

c.1942

Lu-Min-Um Safety Bicycle

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1896

Rover 'Safety' bicycle, 1885

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1885

Berry & Bentley Track Bicycle

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1934

Penny Farthing Bicycle

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1880-1890

Sibbit Tandem Bicycle

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1928

Pemberton Arrow Bicycle

Road Transport

1950-1955

The first production example of the LotusSport ATB

Road Transport

1993

'Chopper' bicycle

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1978

Co-operative Wholesale Society Bicycle

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1935

Johnny Berry Bicycle

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1951

Bicycle made by James Harrison

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c 1960

Tri-ang Bicycle

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1920-1970

'Bickerton Portable' folding bicycle, 1976

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1976

Berry Touring Bicycle

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1973

Raleigh, Trent, lady's bicycle, 21" frame, 1962.

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1962

Triumph Palm Beach, gent's bicycle, 23" frame, 196

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1964

Stenton Glider Tandem Bicycle

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1930-1935

Childrens' hire bicycle

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1996

Peugeot Track Bicycle

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Herety Touring Bicycle

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1983

Arrow Spyce mountain bicycle, 1997

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1997

Town Hybrid Bicycle

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1994

Dolan Precursor Bicycle

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2009

Hopper, lady's bicycle, 21 1/2" frame, 1948.

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1948

bicycle, 'Rudge', 21" lady's frame, 1956.

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1956

Johnny Berry Touring Bicycle

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1974

Triumph, lady's bicycle, 21 1/2" frame, 1958.

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1958

Jack Sibbit Touring Bicycle

Road Transport

1938

Camden cycle, occupational therapy device, Northampton, England 1930-1970

Orthopaedics

1930-70

Johnny Berry bicycle made for Hazel Barnes, a member of Withington Wheelers, 1951. Serial number 511379.

Johnny Berry Bicycle

Road Transport

1951

Early-type Singer safety bicycle

Road Transport

1888-1890

LotusSport bicycle, by Lotus Engineering Limited,

Road Transport

1992

English-built 'boneshaker' bicycle

Road Transport

1865-1870

'Thrasher' touring bicycle made by Rylands & Sons Ltd, Manchester, 1914.

'Thrasher' Touring Bicycle

Road Transport

1914

'Thrasher' Touring Bicycle

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1914

Jack Sibbit Racing Bicycle

Road Transport

1932-1937

Marston Golden Sunbeam bicycle, 1906-1907 fitted with 2-speed epicyclic gear patent 6683/1904

Golden Sunbeam bicycle

Road Transport

1906-1907

Raleigh Lady's Bicycle

Road Transport

1954

Grout 'Tension' bicycle, 1871. This could easily be mistaken as simply an early example of James Stanley’s ordinary bicycle (aka the penny-farthing), however this has a significant difference. The large wheel uses the W. H. J. Grout patent of 1870 making this a ‘Tension’ bicycle. The tension of the spokes can be adjusted by tightening or loosening the screws at the end of the spokes, improving the rider’s control of the bicycle. The tension patent was also used in tricycles which boasted the capability of easily riding up hills while other riders with non-tension tricycles had to dismount and push.

'Tension' bicycle

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1871

'Boneshaker' bicycle

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1869

'Boneshaker' bicycle

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1868

Bicycle Frame and Wheel

Road Transport

1932-1937

Johnny Berry Bicycle

Road Transport

1951

Phillips Girls's Bicycle

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1952

Lawson 'Bicyclette', 1879

Road Transport

1879

Elswick, Safety, gent's bicycle, 23" frame, 1979.

Elswick Gent's Safety Bicycle

Road Transport

1979

Chainless Quadrant bicycle driven by Lloyd's cross roller gear, 1898

'Quadrant' shaft driven bicycle, 1897-1899

Road Transport

1897-1899

Humber pattern safety bicycle of 1888. (Saddle re-made by Brooks in 1961.)

Humber pattern 'safety' bicycle

Road Transport

1888

Velocipede bicycle, by Michaux, Paris France, 1865-1868. Owned and ridden by James Moore to win reputedly first formal bicycle race, in Parc de St.-Cloud, Paris, 31 May 1868.

Velocipede bicycle, owned and ridden by James Moore to win first formal bicycle race

Road Transport

1865-1868