Lot No. 198


SOLLING / Pedersen


DATE: 1978
COUNTRY: DENMARK
WEIGHT: 11,9 KG / 26,18 LB
FRAME HEIGHT: MEDIUM HEIGHT
GEARS: 3, HUB GEAR TORPEDO
CONDITION: 2
- invented by Danish blacksmith Mikael Pedersen (1855-1929)
- rethinking the bicycle, focusing on creating a frame that could fit any height
- a flexible saddle, suspended with rubber-coated steel cord between the headstock and two posts beneath the saddle
- Pedersen's original design dates from 1893
- 1978 the Danish firm Solling took up the Pedersen
- started in series production
- Jesper Solling stated that this bicycle is the third which has been built in the 1970ies as prototype after the discovery of the original Pedersen plans

THIS BIKE APPEARS IN

- Smart Move
- Cyclepedia - A Tour of Iconic Bicycle Designs
- Cyclepedia - Application

NEWSPAPER AND MAGAZINESSELECTION

- Time Magazine Mai 13
- Süddeutsche Zeitung Jan. 08
- BBC News Online Mar. 11

EXHIBITIONS

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

Condition report
Paintwork and general information:
good condition, small scratches

Gears:
clean and good condition

Tubes /Tyres:
good condition

19.05.2015 - 18:00

Realized price: **
EUR 3,000.-
Starting bid:
EUR 600.-

SOLLING / Pedersen


DATE: 1978
COUNTRY: DENMARK
WEIGHT: 11,9 KG / 26,18 LB
FRAME HEIGHT: MEDIUM HEIGHT
GEARS: 3, HUB GEAR TORPEDO
CONDITION: 2
- invented by Danish blacksmith Mikael Pedersen (1855-1929)
- rethinking the bicycle, focusing on creating a frame that could fit any height
- a flexible saddle, suspended with rubber-coated steel cord between the headstock and two posts beneath the saddle
- Pedersen's original design dates from 1893
- 1978 the Danish firm Solling took up the Pedersen
- started in series production
- Jesper Solling stated that this bicycle is the third which has been built in the 1970ies as prototype after the discovery of the original Pedersen plans

THIS BIKE APPEARS IN

- Smart Move
- Cyclepedia - A Tour of Iconic Bicycle Designs
- Cyclepedia - Application

NEWSPAPER AND MAGAZINESSELECTION

- Time Magazine Mai 13
- Süddeutsche Zeitung Jan. 08
- BBC News Online Mar. 11

EXHIBITIONS

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

Condition report
Paintwork and general information:
good condition, small scratches

Gears:
clean and good condition

Tubes /Tyres:
good condition


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Auction: Bicycles from the embacher-collection
Auction type: Saleroom auction
Date: 19.05.2015 - 18:00
Location: Wien | Palais Dorotheum
Exhibition: 09.05. - 19.05.2015


** Purchase price incl. buyer's premium and VAT

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