Solex is 75 years old

[yello]

'Le Solex' - the alternative to the human powered bike before the ebike is 75 years old.

 

[Chris S]

I actually saw one of those in Paris in 2001. I was expecting to see a lot more.

 

[Darius_Jedburgh]

Looks like a derny.

 

[gavroche]

My grandmother had one in the 60's, on the farm, and I loved it when I could borrow it to go the village about 2 kms away.
My father used to ride one to get home from work. I used to wait for him on my bike, about 1 km from home, and then race him back.
Brings back many happy memories. Thank you for posting it.

 

[I like Skol]

My grandmother had one in the 60's, on the farm, and I loved it when I could borrow it to go the village about 2 kms away.
My father used to ride one to get home from work. I used to wait for him on my bike, about 1 km from home, and then race him back.
Brings back many happy memories. Thank you for posting it.

Was this returning home from the onion factory?

 

[raleighnut]

In France you used to be able to ride one at 14 with no licence/helmet if I remember correctly

 

[yello]

There's a '24 Hour Solex' event near us each year (usually) It's a hoot!

A few online videos of it if you're interested.

En 2016, la vitesse maximal enregistrée par un pilote de catégorie "super-proto" a atteind 110 km/h!