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I’ve had this bike for many years and I have never found any info on it. Steel lugged frame with 28” aluminum wheels and fenders. I’m going to post pictures soon.
This thing is pretty cool. Looks like the gears are inside the bottom bracket ! Too bad the wheels are missing....Might be missing a few other things. https://boston.craigslist.org/gbs/bik/d/cambridge-1930s-prewar-adler-bike-frame/6873312516.html
I recently ended up with the bike from this thread: http://thecabe.com/forum/threads/1931-32-german-adler.97504/ I've been intrigued by these bikes for a long time, but they seldom show up in the US. High protective tariffs at the time undoubtedly had something to do with that, because even in...
I've decided to sell a few bikes - have what I was told is a 1931-32 German Adler 3 speed direct drive / shift bike. Bike was a 1 family owned bike.....original owner went to Germany in 1931 and bought the bike to ride while there. When Hitler really started to make changes the guy decided it...
It's an Adler Dreigang- three speed in the bottom bracket. The headbadge back plate and lugwork are different than I have seen before. If the rear hub is a Torpedo there might be a date on the shell and inner components. If you are interested I can send you a rough translation (by me) of the service booklet for the later gearbox. Just PM me with your e-mail. You have the earlier version of the shifter. I suspect the wheels were swapped out at some time. A German bike board at https://www.altesrad.net/phpBB3/ has some good information.
Short thread on the hub for a cog. Nothing there at the moment. No brakes. I have an aluminum rear fender that says Adler and has the cool bird emblem on it.
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