Picked up this cool old tandem yesterday.
Neither the previous owner (probably on here) or I could find anything about the company or bike, so I thought I'd ask the collective knowledge. He thought it might be Canadian, but I couldn't find anything listed for Norton on either of these:
https://journals.lib.unb.ca/index.php/MCR/article/view/17218/22771
http://www.vintageccm.com/content/early-canadian-bicycle-makers
I can't find a comprehensive list of old British bicycle companies.
The headbadge says: The Norton Bicycle Company
It has a cool "N" logo on the "cable" guide:
It has rod brakes front and band rear (rod driven, though that rod is missing). Per this thread, they look like Phillips brakes: https://thecabe.com/forum/threads/bikes-with-rod-brakes.42724/
Saddles seem to say "SS"
Fenders are aluminum, frame is in good shape except one hole on the stoker tub. Cranks are cotter pinned, pedals read "No. 3000". Rear handlebar stem is long and curved, surely necessary given the shortness of the whole bike (this bike: 21" seatpost-seatpost, Schwinn Twinn Sport 22", Huffy Daisy Daisy 25").
Anyone have any information?
Thanks!
Eric
Neither the previous owner (probably on here) or I could find anything about the company or bike, so I thought I'd ask the collective knowledge. He thought it might be Canadian, but I couldn't find anything listed for Norton on either of these:
https://journals.lib.unb.ca/index.php/MCR/article/view/17218/22771
http://www.vintageccm.com/content/early-canadian-bicycle-makers
I can't find a comprehensive list of old British bicycle companies.
The headbadge says: The Norton Bicycle Company
It has a cool "N" logo on the "cable" guide:
It has rod brakes front and band rear (rod driven, though that rod is missing). Per this thread, they look like Phillips brakes: https://thecabe.com/forum/threads/bikes-with-rod-brakes.42724/
Saddles seem to say "SS"
Fenders are aluminum, frame is in good shape except one hole on the stoker tub. Cranks are cotter pinned, pedals read "No. 3000". Rear handlebar stem is long and curved, surely necessary given the shortness of the whole bike (this bike: 21" seatpost-seatpost, Schwinn Twinn Sport 22", Huffy Daisy Daisy 25").
Anyone have any information?
Thanks!
Eric