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I saw a triumph bicycle yesterday at the thrift store. If it had been 10 bucks, I would have bought it. They wanted 25 for it.
From the little I found online it seems to be a 3spd built by Raleigh under license.
My question is it worth $25?
 
there seem to be a lot of thosw bikes floating around here. I am tempted to get one just to have a third Triumph that would not result in divorce /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/smile.gif
 
did it look like this?

1962
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1955
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When I see them for sale they are around $100.
 
If you like to ride a bike, it is a break to have that fine coaster brake and a finite 3 speeds that covers 99.99% of most pleasure riding; not to mention handle bars that allows you to sit comfortably on the seat with out being in the crotch rocket (2 stroke motor cycle) position. Just a point my wife once made when I was trying to get her to ride around the neighbor hood with me. If it looks like the black one pictured earlier, I don't know how you could pass it up.
 
Can't be a Triumph, no place for oil to drip from.
 
I was thinking of buying one once, but the motor is broken.
 
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[censored], there is not escaping it...
 
Does this Triumph bicycle have anything to do with Triumph motor cars or Triumph motor cycles???
 
martx-5 said:
Does this Triumph bicycle have anything to do with Triumph motor cars or Triumph motor cycles???
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Unless it's pre-1930s no, not directly. Siegfried Bettman started with Triumph bicycles late in the 19th century, then motorized them, and then began producing cars starting in 1923. Financial struggles in the early 1930s and beyond resulted first in the sale of the bicycle business and then the motorcycle business (and, finally, the car business...ultimately to Standard in 1945).

Triumph bicycles have been a part of the Raleigh empire for many, many years now, along with Rollfast, Humber and many other "classic" English bicycle (and also car) names.
 
If it comes with the standard burnt wiring harness then $25 is not bad.......If not then $10 is all I would pay!
 
martx-5 said:
Does this Triumph bicycle have anything to do with Triumph motor cars or Triumph motor cycles???
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Triumph Cycle Co was the company that made first the bicycles, then the motorcycles.

Triumph Motor Co was the company that made the cars.

Created in that order (bicycles, motorcycles & cars), they also broke apart in that order. Differentiation between the car company and the motorcycle company is a bit sticky as the same people were behind both.

Some history links
https://www.rideteamtriumph.com/triumph_history.htm
https://www.ianchadwick.com/motorcycles/triumph/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triumph_Motor_Company
https://www.triumph.co.uk/usa/1416.aspx
 
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