BSA Catalog Page 9 (Undated) — The Gold Medal Bicycle, Short Wheelbase Model 845, with Its Specification and Prices

Catalog 1 page England

Source: bulgier.net (Mark Bulgier's catalog archive), an image posted in April 2001 (no scanner named); a photographed slide, the frame cut away; enlarged for Ebykr.

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MarqueBSA
TypeCatalog
PublisherB.S.A.
CountryEngland
LanguageEnglish
Pages1
Sourcebulgier.net (Mark Bulgier's catalog archive), an image posted in April 2001 (no scanner named); a photographed slide, the frame cut away; enlarged for Ebykr.
CreditEbykr archive
IdentifierPermalink http://bulgier.net/pics/bike/Ads/1938_BSA_GoldMedal.jpg
TranscriptionTranscribed by eye

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Frame. 20 in., 21 in., and 22 in., with parallel top tube. Taper seat and 3/4 in. chain stays brazed-up, forward drop-out fork ends. Built with Reynolds 531 tubing. Patterned lugs. Wheelbase 41 ins. Forks. Russ pattern with plated solid ends. Lugs for mudguard stays and adjustable lamp bracket brazed on. Wheels. 26 in. x …

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Frame. 20 in., 21 in., and 22 in., with parallel top tube. Taper seat and 3/4 in. chain stays brazed-up, forward drop-out fork ends. Built with Reynolds 531 tubing. Patterned lugs. Wheelbase 41 ins.
Forks. Russ pattern with plated solid ends. Lugs for mudguard stays and adjustable lamp bracket brazed on.
Wheels. 26 in. x 1 1/4 in. Endrick. D.B. spokes.
Tyres. Dunlop SPRITE or SPEED.
Hubs. B.S.A. reversible, two fixed cogs, with wing nuts.
Chainwheel. B.S.A. 5-pin detachable.
Pedals. B.S.A. lightweight.
Handlebar. Highgate, celluloid covered, on 2 in. adjustable stem. Headclip fixing.
Brake. Rear Resilion Cantilever.
Mudguards. White celluloid, quickly detachable, mudflap to front.
Saddle. Brooks B.15, with solid leather top.
Finish. Black and chromium plated.
Equipment. Inflator, holdall bag, two spanners, and rear reflector.

Model 845 B £7. 14s.
With rear Resilion Cantilever Brake
Model 845 A £8. 8s.
With fixed cog and free wheel, and two Resilion Cantilever Brakes
B.S.A. D.P. Gear 26/6 extra
Model 845 D £9. 5s.
With B.S.A. Three-speed hub and two Resilion Cantilever Brakes
Lucas 6-volt Dynamo Lighting Set 19/- extra

B.S.A. Gold Medal Bicycle
Short Wheelbase model
A high-grade medium-priced machine for the serious clubman—with upright frame, 41 in. wheelbase, Reynolds 531 tubing, B.S.A. hubs, Resilion cantilever brake, Russ forks, etc.—a real QUALITY specification. The attractive Gold Medal transfer illustrated is affixed to the down tube.

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[A color painting of a hillside road: a clubman on a black short-wheelbase bicycle with a Brooks saddle and a holdall bag, a racing cyclist behind him, and a crowd of onlookers at the right. The specification panel is framed in blue at the left; the B.S.A. Gold Medal badge, a red ribbon over a gold medal, stands at the lower right.]

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