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Riding a '38 Autocycle Deluxe
Welcome to the Cabe.
Congratulations, you do indeed have a Humber frameset.
Those distinctive upwards sloping rear dropouts and swinging seat stays identify it definitely.
According to the excellent 'Online Bicycle Museum' your frame number indicates that it was built after 1908, but which year is difficult to say.
The frames came in 3 sizes, one of which was 27 inches.
I think the saddle, wheels, handlebar grips and possibly the chainset are not original; but it certainly looks like a fun, rideable machine (depending on how tall you are lol!)
Here are some catalogue images from the early edwardian period (images from the V-CC library).....
These images are from various catalogue years but show what these machines looked like when new, should you wish to change anything. They didn't change much over the years.
Yours doesn't have the duplex chain stay shown, but it was the best image I could find of those rear dropouts.
Enjoy your fantastic looking bike and ride it as much as you can, it's a beauty!
Congratulations, you do indeed have a Humber frameset.
Those distinctive upwards sloping rear dropouts and swinging seat stays identify it definitely.
According to the excellent 'Online Bicycle Museum' your frame number indicates that it was built after 1908, but which year is difficult to say.
The frames came in 3 sizes, one of which was 27 inches.
I think the saddle, wheels, handlebar grips and possibly the chainset are not original; but it certainly looks like a fun, rideable machine (depending on how tall you are lol!)
Here are some catalogue images from the early edwardian period (images from the V-CC library).....
These images are from various catalogue years but show what these machines looked like when new, should you wish to change anything. They didn't change much over the years.
Yours doesn't have the duplex chain stay shown, but it was the best image I could find of those rear dropouts.
Enjoy your fantastic looking bike and ride it as much as you can, it's a beauty!