Lot Nr. 177


WILHELMINA PLAST / Itera


DATE: 1984
COUNTRY: SWEDEN
WEIGHT: 18,3 KG / 40,26 LB
FRAME HEIGHT: 56,6 CM / 22,3 INCH
GEARS: 2 x 5, CAMPAGNOLO 980
CONDITION: 2 - 3
- probably the most bizarre bicycle ever constructed
- manufactured in Sweden
- almost all the components are made from plastic
- the tyres are one millimetre bigger than the standard size
- development funds for this bike came from the Swedish National Bank
- first models hit the market in 1980
- delivered flat-packed in a box with tools to assemble

THIS BIKE APPEARS IN

- Cyclepedia - Tour of Iconic Bicycle Designs
- Cyclepedia - Application

NEWSPAPER AND MAGAZINESSELECTION

- Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung Jun. 13
- Pedal Project Magazine Dez. 11
- Neue Zürcher Zeitung Folio Jul. 11

EXHIBITIONS

- MAK 2013

RELATED BOOKS

- Bicycle Design an Illustrated History - MIT Press - T. Hadland and HansErhard Lessing - 2014

Condition report
Paintwork and general information:
plastic frame: scratched and with traces of use at many places

Gears:
soiled

Tubes /Tyres:
good condition

Saddle:
leather saddle

Frame:
in order

© Embacher-Collection, Photo: Bernhard Angerer

19.05.2015 - 18:00

Rufpreis:
EUR 300,-

WILHELMINA PLAST / Itera


DATE: 1984
COUNTRY: SWEDEN
WEIGHT: 18,3 KG / 40,26 LB
FRAME HEIGHT: 56,6 CM / 22,3 INCH
GEARS: 2 x 5, CAMPAGNOLO 980
CONDITION: 2 - 3
- probably the most bizarre bicycle ever constructed
- manufactured in Sweden
- almost all the components are made from plastic
- the tyres are one millimetre bigger than the standard size
- development funds for this bike came from the Swedish National Bank
- first models hit the market in 1980
- delivered flat-packed in a box with tools to assemble

THIS BIKE APPEARS IN

- Cyclepedia - Tour of Iconic Bicycle Designs
- Cyclepedia - Application

NEWSPAPER AND MAGAZINESSELECTION

- Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung Jun. 13
- Pedal Project Magazine Dez. 11
- Neue Zürcher Zeitung Folio Jul. 11

EXHIBITIONS

- MAK 2013

RELATED BOOKS

- Bicycle Design an Illustrated History - MIT Press - T. Hadland and HansErhard Lessing - 2014

Condition report
Paintwork and general information:
plastic frame: scratched and with traces of use at many places

Gears:
soiled

Tubes /Tyres:
good condition

Saddle:
leather saddle

Frame:
in order

© Embacher-Collection, Photo: Bernhard Angerer


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Auktion: Bicycles from the embacher-collection
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