Humber (bicycle)

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Humber is an English brand of bicycle.[1] One model is the Humber Sport 3-speed pictured on this page. It includes an unusual fork design, called "Duplex", in which each blade consist of two separate tubes, and a stylish chainring that includes the shape of five persons.[2][3]

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[edit] History

Made by Humber car manufacturer from the 1880s until 1932 when sold to Raleigh, who continued the brand name into the 1970s.[4]

[edit] Frame

Humber also manufactured, at one time, an unusually type of bicycle frame known variously as "cross frames", "girder frames", or "truss frames". Their variant was also duplex, consisting in part of smaller side-by-side tubes similarly to the duplex fork pictured on this page.[5]

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[edit] References

  1. ^ Brown, Sheldon. The Golden Age of 3 Speeds. Sheldon Brown. Retrieved on 2007-04-27.
  2. ^ Chainwheel Tattoo Project: Humber. Retrieved on 2007-04-27.
  3. ^ Martin's Bicycle Page: 1971 Humber. Retrieved on 2007-04-27.
  4. ^ March Veteran and Vintage Cycle Club: Humber Royal 1954. Retrieved on 2007-04-27.
  5. ^ Cross Frames: Historical Evolution. Retrieved on 2007-04-27.
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