TOC Bicycle Stands & Racks

[dnc1]

I have two examples of the stand in question.
I think I paid £20 gbp (around $28 US) for them 3 years ago.
That was secondhand price, and a very good price at that.
They are/were definitely being reproduced in cast iron over here, and as has been stated above, the castings are nowhere near as crisp as original examples.

 

[dnc1]

I've just done a quick online search over here and they seem to be widely available.
Prices range from £79.99 to £280.00gbp. This seems to depend on whether they are being sold as reproductions, or "genuine" Victorian examples!

 

[oldspoke]

An original version of this stand (Young's Patent Radial) just sold at auction in Washington state for $375 plus 25% plus shipping. I did not buy it nor did I bid on it. Anyone here on the CABE buy it ?

20 years ago I found the same stand listed in a local Trader rag for $150. The woman that had it for sale was an antique dealer and had kept her bicycle perched in it in her apartment. It was quite a distance away and I had to have it shipped. I told her how to carefully pack it but she opted to take it to her local "Pack & Ship". The employee put it into a box and filled the box with styrofoam peanuts. When the box arrived one leg had punched through the side and broke off. I collected my purchase price etc. via a battle with UPS. I wished I had never found it - A 100 year old relic ruined due to careless handling. I'm still pissed off 20 years later.

 

[Rustngrease]

An original version of this stand (Young's Patent Radial) just sold at auction in Washington state for $375 plus 25% plus shipping. I did not buy it nor did I bid on it. Anyone here on the CABE buy it ?

20 years ago I found the same stand listed in a local Trader rag for $150. The woman that had it for sale was an antique dealer and had kept her bicycle perched in it in her apartment. It was quite a distance away and I had to have it shipped. I told her how to carefully pack it but she opted to take it to her local "Pack & Ship". The employee put it into a box and filled the box with styrofoam peanuts. When the box arrived one leg had punched through the side and broke off. I collected my purchase price etc. via a battle with UPS. I wished I had never found it - A 100 year old relic ruined due to careless handling. I'm still pissed off 20 years later.

I did see that one at the auction in WA, not sure who got it

 

[Jesse McCauley]

After confirming the above mentioned stand was reproduction and the seller was being less than transparent I canceled the sale.
THEN I had a jones for a "new" stand -
Fortunately a pair of Cleveland stands promptly appeared to satisfy my jones!

 

[pedal4416]

After confirming the above mentioned stand was reproduction and the seller was being less than transparent I canceled the sale.
THEN I had a jones for a "new" stand -
Fortunately a pair of Cleveland stands promptly appeared to satisfy my jones!

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I saw one for sale but I didn't post it incase one of you was after it!

 

[New Mexico Brant]

Frood's Bicycle wall stand, circa 1897, patent issued in 1898.

 

[stingrayjoe]

A really cool & simple wood stand that I have often considered reproducing

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I like the name!

 

[dnc1]

Here's one in my friend Chris' collection.
'Champion' by Hutton & Co. of Warminster, Wiltshire, England.
1890's we think. I've been trying to research it but cannot find any information anywhere.

I did find this 1898 patent drawing for yet another 'improved' design from Hutton & Co., but its not this one either.....

Hutton's other, more common stand is shown in this image.....

The one in question is one of those stands designed to accommodate your bicycle upside down whilst carrying out maintenance and to save one's tyres too.....

...as you can see, there is plenty of scope for adjustment to accommodate a wide range of bicycle sizes and frame designs.
Chris has quite a collection of stands, I'll grab more photos when I next see him.

 

[Barnegatbicycles]