Birmingham’s Industrial & Bicycle History. With the exception of the rubber parts that have been replaced, I believe that this bicycle has all original parts. The inner handle was pulled to operate the shoe brake and the upper handle was turned to disengage the belt by means of pinions on a toothed rim.

The Birmingham Small Arms Company (BSA) was founded in 1861 by fourteen gunsmiths in Birmingham, England, to supply arms to the British government during the Crimean War. BSA Bicycle Black & White Vertical Cut Text Stickers. To go around curves, the rider operated the brake on the side of the turn and disengaged the belt on the other side. As the gun trade declined, they began to manufacture bicycles in 1880. BSA's adventure began in 1861, in England, the company being founded by fourteen gunsmiths of the Birmingham Small Arms Trade Association, who had supplied arms to the British government during the Crimean War.

3.5" Pair. Many of the cycle companies also went on to… Birmingham Small Arms is probably better known for the weapons and motorcycles that they produced, but they should get a lot of credit for their wide range of wonderful military and civilian bicycles.

A VERY BRIEF RESUME OF BIRMINGHAM’S CYCLE HISTORY. On Sunday, we embarked on a rather ambitious combination of training ride and cycle tourism. 1953 C11 BSA Plunger – as bought. 11". It was made by the Birmingham Small Arms Company, a company better known for its BSA motorcycles.

– this applies to the bicycle re-builds as well. For seventy-five years the BSA conglomerate took extraordinary care designing bicycles for every application. Output soared and, at the outbreak of the First World War, Britain was a world leader in cycle exports. Buoyed by my recent successes on 30-40 miles… We decided to ride from our home in Coventry to the outskirts of Birmingham, Small Heath, to see the last remnant of the Birmingham Small Arms (BSA) bicycle factory on Armoury Road. BSA Bicycle Black & White Vertical Cut Text Stickers. The result may look rather peculiar but it marks a major step towards the evolution of today’s bicycle. Folds in half, pedals are simple shafts that slide inboard when folded.

The first model is identifiable by the twin tubes that support the seat. The second model had only one tube that supported the seat.

Cycle-making became concentrated in Birmingham, Coventry and Nottingham, where mass-production techniques had already been applied to the manufacture of textile and sewing machines, clocks, watches and handguns. BSA hubs Author: Amir Avitzur Birmingham was traditionally England’s small arms capital. The first bicycle manufactured in any quantity by the Birmingham Small Arms Company was the " Otto " Safety Bicycle, an interesting illustration of which is given.
BSA motorcycles were made by the Birmingham Small Arms Company Limited (BSA), ... Motor bicycles were added to bicycle products in 1910. Shown here is the very early first model BSA Paratroop Bicycle. User angedras uploaded this Motorcycle - Birmingham Small Arms Company BSA Gold Star Boy Scouts Of America BSA Motorcycles Logo PNG image on October 24, 2017, 3:11 pm. ... were made by BSA Cycles Ltd, under the BSA parent, up until 1953 when the motorcycle business was moved into holding BSA Motorcycles Ltd. ... so the detailed and technical shots are not available. BSA leather saddle, BSA grips, … June 30, 2013 by maxstrating. In 1884, the Birmingham Small Arms Company decided to test the market by building a Safety Bicycle as cheaply as possible out of the Tricycle parts that they were already making. £3.75 BSA Birmingham Small Arms Cut Out Curved Text Sticker. This is a rather original WWII paratrouper (or paratrooper?) Tag Archives: Birmingham Small Arms 1953 BSA C11 Plunger Restoration. The Birmingham Small Arms Company Limited (BSA) began in June 1961 in the Gun Quarter, Birmingham.
I will post far more step by step shots for other builds. Original "Dunlop War Grade" (molded on sidewalls) tyres.