Swiss army bike on ebay

unixnerd

I've heard of these before but this is the first time I've seen one:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1957-Swiss-Army-B ... 0751875450

Seems to have a very long wheelbase and the seatstays bolt on at the top for some reason.

Am I right in saying the front brake pushes down on the tyre? Surely I'm seeing things?

Some interesting info on them: http://www.63xc.com/stefs/sabike.htm

Bobbinogs

Surely the only question to ask is how many attachments it has??

deptfordmarmoset

Am I right in saying the front brake pushes down on the tyre? Surely I'm seeing things?

Yes, if you look at the rightmost image you can see that the brake shoe is horseshoe shaped and placed above the wheel. The wheel rims are also small and curved so they really don't look as though they were designed for braking. I've no idea how well they would work but it looks like there's quite a large contact area between the shoe and the treaded tyre so they might have been quite effective. As long as you don't get a puncture, when your stopping power would almost completely disappear.

EDIT: piccy...

Karl2010

That looks like a battery pack on the back. Has it got Di2 shifting?

Also how much does it weigh?

freehub

Looks horrible.

Probably need a genuine v12 engine strapped onto the top of that to make it move.

deptfordmarmoset

Karl2010 wrote:

That looks like a battery pack on the back. Has it got Di2 shifting?

Also how much does it weigh?

unix's 2nd link answers your 2nd question..

And it is incredibly, wonderfully heavy. It weighs about 23kg--more than 50lb.

spen666

he wants £500 for a 53 year old bike that is rather heavy

unixnerd

53 years old actually, not 43. I know this as it was my 43rd birthday yesterday so I'm a bit of an expert on 43 :-)

AndyF16

You could bring some harmony and solidarity with that other maligned group of non-motorised road users; if it has the attachment for getting stones out of horses' hooves :idea:

Mr_Cellophane

unixnerd wrote:

53 years old actually, not 43. I know this as it was my 43rd birthday yesterday so I'm a bit of an expert on 43 :-)

I wouldn't use that quote in 26 years time if I were you

schweiz

freehub wrote:

Looks horrible.

Probably need a genuine v12 engine strapped onto the top of that to make it move.

It's not been designed for aesthetics! We have loads of them at work so people can get around the site faster. I've actually not ridden one yet but whilst they are old and heavy they function perfectly well with minimal maintenance. I might take one for a spin round the airfield this afternoon!

There are quite a few Miltärvelorennen each year in Switzerland and one guy was faster than Jens Voigt on a fancy new carbon bike:

http://translate.google.com/translate?j ... %2C1393860

spen666 wrote:

he wants £500 for a 53 year old bike that is rather heavy

That's cheap!....

http://www.velo-zuerich.ch/?/velo-zueri ... rvelo.htm/

bagpusscp

Does the price include a SA penknife :?: If not,I'am not interested.