Mystery bike - can anyone help identify it?

[bgtorque]

Can anybody help? My grandad passed away and on clearing out his garage I came across this bike and would like to refurbish it. Does anyone know what this bike is, I think it's getting on for around 100 years old, but anything other than that has me stumped? I appreciate any help or advice. Thank you.

 

[bgtorque]

 

[Dusty Bin]

Looks old, right enough. Send the pics to the National Cycle Museum and see if they can help... http://www.cyclemuseum.org.uk/

 

[bgtorque]

Looks old, right enough. Send the pics to the National Cycle Museum and see if they can help... http://www.cyclemuseum.org.uk/

Thanks dusty, I will give them a try.

 

[AndyRM]

Looks like it could be a Clement "safety" bicycle.

This chap may be able to help: http://home.antique-bicycles.net

 

[Easytigers]

For some reason I can't see the bike in this thread :-(

 

[SWSteve]

I think I've seen that design of saddle on the brooks website as a new design. Odd

On a serious note, is the seatpost meant to be bent?

 

[AndyRM]

I think I've seen that design of saddle on the brooks website as a new design. Odd

On a serious note, is the seatpost meant to be bent?

Old school TT frame, innit.

 

[ColinJ]

I think that is a carbide (acetylene) front lamp. (Wikipedia article)

 

[Dusty Bin]

On a serious note, is the seatpost meant to be bent?

if the seatpost wasn't bent, the saddle would be vertical...

 

[youngoldbloke]

Looks like it could be a Clement "safety" bicycle.

This chap may be able to help: http://home.antique-bicycles.net

Looks very much like Seidal Nauman diamond frame from the 1890s. See also http://www.sterba-bike.cz/produkt/saidel-naumann-safety-bicycle-c1890?lang=EN

 

[AndyRM]

Looks very much like Seidal Nauman diamond frame from the 1890s. See also http://www.sterba-bike.cz/produkt/saidel-naumann-safety-bicycle-c1890?lang=EN

Give this man a gold star.

 

[Dusty Bin]

Does look very similar, although the fork/head tube interface is different. Could still be the same manufacturer though.

 

[youngoldbloke]

Does look very similar, although the fork/head tube interface is different. Could still be the same manufacturer though.

Well seen, but the catalogue page photo 76 shows the same head tube/frame tubes arrangement. There are other minor differences. Quite a find!

 

[Rohloff_Brompton_Rider]

+€5000......

Who'd have though? I bet there's loads that have been binned because nobody knew the value.