KÖTHKE
DATE: 1948
COUNTRY: GERMANY
WEIGHT: 19,5 KG / 42,90 LB
FRAME HEIGHT: 54,8 CM / 21,6 INCH
GEARS: 1, FIXED, Chater Lea
CONDITION: 2 - 3
- in the 1920ies Fritz Köthkes frames were ordered by the best racing cyclists
- Italian cyclist Alfredo Binda won the 1928 world road- race championships on a Köthke frame
- this Köthke model is a track tandem frame
- built for Eduard Lachnit, a bicycle dealer and frame builder in Vienna
- he painted the frame in the colours of his own Elan brand
- made it available to racing cyclists at the Vienna Velodrome
- Wooden Rims; Crankset: Chater Lea
- frame has been repainted
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Condition report
Paintwork and general information:
was repainted, large areas of flaking, small amount of flaking at fork
Gears:
none
Tubes /Tyres:
old and porous
Saddle:
leather saddle
Frame:
good condition
© Embacher-Collection, Photo: Bernhard Angerer
19.05.2015 - 18:00
- Realized price: **
-
EUR 1,875.-
- Starting bid:
-
EUR 800.-
KÖTHKE
DATE: 1948
COUNTRY: GERMANY
WEIGHT: 19,5 KG / 42,90 LB
FRAME HEIGHT: 54,8 CM / 21,6 INCH
GEARS: 1, FIXED, Chater Lea
CONDITION: 2 - 3
- in the 1920ies Fritz Köthkes frames were ordered by the best racing cyclists
- Italian cyclist Alfredo Binda won the 1928 world road- race championships on a Köthke frame
- this Köthke model is a track tandem frame
- built for Eduard Lachnit, a bicycle dealer and frame builder in Vienna
- he painted the frame in the colours of his own Elan brand
- made it available to racing cyclists at the Vienna Velodrome
- Wooden Rims; Crankset: Chater Lea
- frame has been repainted
THIS BIKE APPEARS IN
- Cyclepedia - A Tour of Iconic Bicycle Designs - Cyclepedia - Application
Condition report
Paintwork and general information:
was repainted, large areas of flaking, small amount of flaking at fork
Gears:
none
Tubes /Tyres:
old and porous
Saddle:
leather saddle
Frame:
good condition
© Embacher-Collection, Photo: Bernhard Angerer
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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 |
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