Lot Nr. 72


SACHS / Tango


DATE: 2000
COUNTRY: NETHERLANDS
WEIGHT: 20,6 KG / 45,32 LB
FRAME HEIGHT: 53 CM / 20,9 INCH
GEARS: 4, bracket gear SHIMANO NEXUS
CONDITION: 2
- conceived by Urban Solutions, a Dutch design firm
- the Tango shares many similarities with car
- wires and Bowden cables are built into the bodywork
- first appeared in 1997 at the Vision 2000 Design Competition organized by Shimano
- an instant winner, beating twelve other competitors
- never became a commercial success
- followed by Urban Solutions going bankrupt
- re-launched by Sachs, a German-based manufacturer
- with a polyurethane coating (making it low-maintenance and washable)
- full suspension with rubber buffers making it comfortable
- later Volkswagen took over production
- sold at a high retail price
- mudguard is broken

THIS BIKE APPEARS IN
- Smart Move - Cyclepedia - A Tour of Iconic Bicycle Designs - Cyclepedia - Application

NEWSPAPER AND MAGAZINESSELECTION
- Velovision Mar. 09 - The Oregonian Jun. 13

EXHIBITIONS
- Portland Art Museum 2013 - Design Museum Holon 2013 - Museums Quartier Vienna 2006

Condition report
Paintwork and general information:
very good condition

Gears:
neutral

Tubes /Tyres:
good condition

Saddle:
Plastiksattel

Frame:
very good condition

© Embacher-Collection, Photo: Bernhard Angerer

19.05.2015 - 18:00

Erzielter Preis: **
EUR 938,-
Rufpreis:
EUR 400,-

SACHS / Tango


DATE: 2000
COUNTRY: NETHERLANDS
WEIGHT: 20,6 KG / 45,32 LB
FRAME HEIGHT: 53 CM / 20,9 INCH
GEARS: 4, bracket gear SHIMANO NEXUS
CONDITION: 2
- conceived by Urban Solutions, a Dutch design firm
- the Tango shares many similarities with car
- wires and Bowden cables are built into the bodywork
- first appeared in 1997 at the Vision 2000 Design Competition organized by Shimano
- an instant winner, beating twelve other competitors
- never became a commercial success
- followed by Urban Solutions going bankrupt
- re-launched by Sachs, a German-based manufacturer
- with a polyurethane coating (making it low-maintenance and washable)
- full suspension with rubber buffers making it comfortable
- later Volkswagen took over production
- sold at a high retail price
- mudguard is broken

THIS BIKE APPEARS IN
- Smart Move - Cyclepedia - A Tour of Iconic Bicycle Designs - Cyclepedia - Application

NEWSPAPER AND MAGAZINESSELECTION
- Velovision Mar. 09 - The Oregonian Jun. 13

EXHIBITIONS
- Portland Art Museum 2013 - Design Museum Holon 2013 - Museums Quartier Vienna 2006

Condition report
Paintwork and general information:
very good condition

Gears:
neutral

Tubes /Tyres:
good condition

Saddle:
Plastiksattel

Frame:
very good condition

© Embacher-Collection, Photo: Bernhard Angerer


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Auktion: Bicycles from the embacher-collection
Auktionstyp: Saalauktion
Datum: 19.05.2015 - 18:00
Auktionsort: Wien | Palais Dorotheum
Besichtigung: 09.05. - 19.05.2015


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