DISRAELI DOCUMENTS
Publisher: Cyclo Gear Company
Country: UK
Date: February 1938
Derailleur brands: Cyclo Gear Company
Derailleurs: Cyclo Standard, Cyclo Sinclo, Cyclo Ace, Cyclo Poly, Cyclo Witmy
This 1938 Cyclo catalogue is one of my favourites. I particularly appreciate:
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•The collar worn by the cyclist on the front cover. Geoff Boycott eat your heart out.
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•The rubber stamped warning on the front cover, announcing the onset of war in a particularly obscure way.
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•The quotation from Kipling on the inside front cover - which must have meant something to someone.
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•The depiction of a ‘recognised expert’ on page 4. Clearly expertise needs to be marinaded in warm beer.
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•The small but evocative picture of cyclists battling the wind and rain on page 7.
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•Ossie Nicholson’s 1938 achievement of riding 62,855 miles in one year (page 17). Beyond belief.
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•The alluring pastoral scene on page 42. All the girls love a derailleur - with a name like that it must embody all the charm and romance of la vie Francaise.
For 1938 the ever-growing Cyclo derailleur range comprises:
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•The Cyclo Two Speed.
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•The Cyclo Three Speed.
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•The Cyclo Four Speed.
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•The Cyclo Sinclo.
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•The Cyclo Ace.
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•The Cyclo Poly.
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•The Cyclo Witmy.
Cyclo catalogue 382
