THIS LISTING IS FOR ONE RARE BICYCLE DATING 1904 ORIGINAL.
THE FIRST IMAGE AND SOME OTHERS SHOW THE BICYCLE BEFORE IT WAS PARTLY WASHED AND RUB DOWN LIGHTLY, OVERALL CONDITION OF FRAME APPEARS QUITE GOOD, AS ONE CAN VIEW IN IMAGES, THERE IS RUST AROUND, GIVEN IT A LIGHT RUB DOWN AND WASH LETS ONE HAVE A BETTER LOOK AT ITS CONDITION,AS IF ONE WANTS TO BRING THIS BIKE BACK TO ITS ORIGINAL CONDITION, I DONT THINK IN MY OWN OPINION WOULD BE OVERALLY COSTLY, IT IS MISSING A NUT FROM THE RARE WHEEL FRAME AND CHAIN IS ALSO MISSING.THE FIRST IMAGE SHOWS THE BIKE PRIOR TO WASH AND LIGHT RUB,
LISTED IS A RARE ANTIQUE DURSLEY PEDERSEN LADIES ROYAL ROADSTER BICYCLE,THE BIKE DATES GOING BY THE SERIAL NUMBER TO 1904 AND THE LETTER B THE BIKE SIZE , THESE ARE MOSTLY MUSEUM PICES AS, THESE WHERE RARE AND THE MOST EXPENSIVES BIKE ON THE MARKET AT THAT TIME, THIS BIKE DATES TO EARLY 1900'S, THAT THESE CERTAINLY DO NOT COME ON TO THE OPEN MARKET OFTEN, AS MOST LADIES BIKES ARE NOW IN MUSEUMS OR PRIVATE COLLECTIONS.THAT NOT MANY WHERE MADE OF THIS MODEL OWING TO BEING TO EXPENSIVE AT THE TIME, BEING ONE OF THE MOST EXPENSIVE BIKES IN THE WORLD AT THAT TIME TO PURCHASE.
THE PIECE CAN EITHER BE FULLY RESTRORED OR KEPT AS IS AS A MUSEUM PIECE.EITHER WAY THIS IS A HIGHLY COLLECTIBLE BIKE.THAT THESE BIKES HAVE AN WORLDWIDE FOLLOWING, AS THE HISTORY CAN BE FULLY RESEARCHED ONLINE. I AM NOT PUSHED TO SELL, AS IT IS ONLY SOMETHING THAT WILL INCREASE IN VALUE, AS ONE HAS TO BARE IN MIND, ONLY SO MANY OF THESE BIKES WHERE MADE AT THAT TIME AND THIS WAS ONLY POSSIBLE TO BE PURCHASED BY VERY WEALTHY PEOPLE AT THAT OWING TO THE PRICE OF THIS BIKE, BEING ONE OF THE MOST EXPENSIVE BIKES TO PURCHASE ANYWHERE IN THE GLOBE, AS ANOTHER IS SIMILAR TYPE IN ORIGINAL CONDITION MAY NOT COME AROUND AGAIN, I HAVE PLACED THE REFERENCE SERIAL NUMBER OF THE BIKE WHICH IS QUITE LOW DATING THIS TO AN EARLY BIKE AND THE LETTER B ADVISED OF THE BIKE SIZE,
THAT MANY OF THE GENTS BIKES IN SIMILAR CONDITION HAVE BEEN SOLD AT BONHAMS, OVER THE YEARS, THE LADIES BICYCLE IS QUITE RARE TO FIND. AS I SAY I AM NOT PUSHED TO SELL, THE BIKE HAS BEEN SPRAYED WITH WD40 OIL TO FREE UP SOME OF THE PARTS, ADDITIONAL IMAGES WILL BE POSTED, THIS IS AN AUCTION SALE, IT WILL NOT BE SOLD UNDER THE STATED PRICE, SO PLEASE MAKE SURE ONE IS COMPLETELY SATISFIED PRIOR TO BIDDING
PLEASE NOTE: IF THE BIKE IS BEING POSTED, SOME BITS WILL HAVE TO BE DISMANTLED FROM THE BIKE FOR POSTING, OTHERWISE IT CAN BE COLLECTED IN PERSON
POSTAGE WITHIN THE UNITED KINGDOM £50.00 SPECIAL COURIER DELIVERY
PLEASE NOTE : OVERSEAS BIDDERS PLEASE CONTACT PRIOR TO BIDDING FOR THE SAID POSTAGE COSTS , AS CERTAIN COUNTRIES WILL HAVE SURCHARGES AND MAYBE SUBJECT TO ADDITIONAL COSTS DUE TO LONGHAUL AND SOME COUNTRIES MAYBE EXEMPT
THANKING YOU FOR TAKEN THE TIME IN LOOKING