SLINGSHOT
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DATE: 1991
COUNTRY: USA
WEIGHT: 11,9 KG / 26,18 LB
FRAME HEIGHT: 47 CM / 18,5 INCH
GEARS: 3 x 7, SHIMANO XTR
CONDITION: 2
- designed by Mark Groendal from Grand Rapids, Michigan
- came about by accident in 1985 when Groendal as teenager broke the down tube on his mini-motorcycle
- playing around he invented one top tube attached to a fibre-glass bridge
- and one adjustable steel cable with a spring
- frame components are reinforced to avoid buckling
- frame has been repainted
THIS BIKE APPEARS IN
- Smart Move - Cyclepedia - A Tour of Iconic Bicycle Designs - Cyclepedia - Application
NEWSPAPER AND MAGAZINESSELECTION
- Neue Zürcher Zeitung Folio Jul. 11
EXHIBITIONS
- Portland Art Museum 2013 - Design Museum Holon 2013 - Museums Quartier Vienna 2006
RELATED BOOKS
- Fifty Bicycles that Changed the World - Design Museum London - A. Sarling, D. Sudjic, A. Stetter 2013 - 100 Best Bikes - Z. Sardar 2012
Condition report
Paintwork and general information:
good condition, some traces of use
Gears:
very good condition
Tubes /Tyres:
porous but in good condition
Saddle:
leather saddle
Frame:
good condition
© Embacher-Collection, Photo: Bernhard Angerer
19.05.2015 - 18:00
- Realized price: **
-
EUR 1,625.-
- Starting bid:
-
EUR 800.-
SLINGSHOT
DATE: 1991
COUNTRY: USA
WEIGHT: 11,9 KG / 26,18 LB
FRAME HEIGHT: 47 CM / 18,5 INCH
GEARS: 3 x 7, SHIMANO XTR
CONDITION: 2
- designed by Mark Groendal from Grand Rapids, Michigan
- came about by accident in 1985 when Groendal as teenager broke the down tube on his mini-motorcycle
- playing around he invented one top tube attached to a fibre-glass bridge
- and one adjustable steel cable with a spring
- frame components are reinforced to avoid buckling
- frame has been repainted
THIS BIKE APPEARS IN
- Smart Move - Cyclepedia - A Tour of Iconic Bicycle Designs - Cyclepedia - Application
NEWSPAPER AND MAGAZINESSELECTION
- Neue Zürcher Zeitung Folio Jul. 11
EXHIBITIONS
- Portland Art Museum 2013 - Design Museum Holon 2013 - Museums Quartier Vienna 2006
RELATED BOOKS
- Fifty Bicycles that Changed the World - Design Museum London - A. Sarling, D. Sudjic, A. Stetter 2013 - 100 Best Bikes - Z. Sardar 2012
Condition report
Paintwork and general information:
good condition, some traces of use
Gears:
very good condition
Tubes /Tyres:
porous but in good condition
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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