Identifying this 1950s Viking

[juvela]

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thanks very much for this additional detective work & illustrations!

catalogue illustration exhibits a few small differences from subject cycle

brazed-on top tube pump pegs, likely Cyclo

these may have been removed prior to one of the resprays

drive side Cyclo dropout shows an integral gear hanger not present on subject machine

you could check bottom edge of dropout for evidence of removal; may have been removed to facilitate mounting of Campag mech

pedals in illustration appear they may be Atom 440

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[bagpuss]

“Flat or drops” “yes”

 

[bagpuss]

How many gears does this have @bagpuss ? Does it indeed have front, rear derailleurs and a Sturmey three?

Not mine, picture taken from flickr in an effort to help I'd op's bike.

 

[27motorhead]

Very cool machine and history. Love the old photos and that mileometer on the rear is pretty amazing. Thanks for sharing and you're in good hands with the old roadie nutters chipping in.

 

[bagpuss]

Nutter !? see you pal.

 

[Guinessisgoodforyou]

Nutter !? see you pal.

I was thinking old? Old! Oh now you mention it

 

[27motorhead]

I thought I was being quite endearing to you skinny tyred (or just tired!) old lot!

 

[Frankenorange]

That course measuring device is brilliant. Is this a one off design?

 

[bagpuss]

Old who me ,well I have a bus pass.
Endearing, I don't wear them .
Skinny me ? Nar .I have acquired far to much timber recently. Work in progress to remove same .
Now where did I leave the biscuit barrel.

 

[straightpullspoke3]

That course measuring device is brilliant. Is this a one off design?

In terms of the complete system, definitely a one-off. The counter was taken from a coil-winding machine. He wrote a short article about the device for the West group VTTA magazine in Jan this year which describes its use: