bendo
Viscount
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Post by bendo on Aug 22, 2013 13:51:20 GMT
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Jem
Viscount
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Post by Jem on Sept 3, 2013 13:20:40 GMT
How moody is that last photo?
It's like an album cover for Joy Division... if they were into bikes...
What did you take those last 3 or 4 with? Do you have a filter on?
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bendo
Viscount
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Post by bendo on Sept 5, 2013 12:57:17 GMT
I think it was "Lomo-ish" in Picasa. Or perhaps just vignette. The photo was taken under a single 500 watt floodlight. Thanks for the comparison to JD. No higher praise! b
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Post by kickstandman on Aug 9, 2016 19:26:43 GMT
Amazing, that big oil lid or cover with "Trusty" on it is something.
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Post by cusqueno on Aug 10, 2016 11:30:19 GMT
Amazing, that big oil lid or cover with "Trusty" on it is something. The oil lid (I do see the resemblance) is the knob to release the folding mechanism / hinge. Despite its plasticky appearance it is quite reliable and was a patented design. I have most of the bits of a Viscount Delta folder (identical model as far as I can see) tucked away in my shed. As Bendo says, it must be made out of surplus armour plate from defunct battleships, judging by the weight. But I guess it is a similar weight to Raleigh 20 folders (one of which I also have in pieces). |
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Post by sprockit on Aug 11, 2016 10:59:32 GMT
Had the chance of acquiring a Viscount Delta from my local bike recycling facility, but it was so rusty that my feeling was that it would fall in bits if I moved it! I bought a Triumph Twenty instead and have never looked back - it's an amazing little bike, and very solid for a folder. They have a very keen bunch of followers, some of whom have created full-blown tourers from the H-frame.
Great find Bendo - folding Viscounts must be pretty rare in Oz.
The Williams-style chainwheel was also used on some of Viscounts 5-speed International models. I bought one off eBay - then discovered it had once been on one of Scott's bikes! |
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