BSA Catalog Page 20 (Undated) — The Triple Star Bicycle, Short Wheelbase Model 849 T, with Its Specification and Price

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_TripleStar.jpg
TranscriptionTranscribed by eye

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Frame. 21 in. and 22 in., with parallel top tube. Taper seat and 3/4 in. chain stays brazed-up. Built with Reynolds 531 tubing. Patterned lugs. Wheelbase 41 ins. Forks. Russ pattern with plated solid ends. Wheels. 26 in. x 1 1/4 in. Endrick. Tyres. Dunlop SPEED. Hubs. Front, B.S.A. lightweight. Rear, special unit free wheel. …

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Frame. 21 in. and 22 in., with parallel top tube. Taper seat and 3/4 in. chain stays brazed-up. Built with Reynolds 531 tubing. Patterned lugs. Wheelbase 41 ins.
Forks. Russ pattern with plated solid ends.
Wheels. 26 in. x 1 1/4 in. Endrick.
Tyres. Dunlop SPEED.
Hubs. Front, B.S.A. lightweight. Rear, special unit free wheel.
Gear. Cyclo Three-speed.
Chainwheel. B.S.A. 5-pin detachable.
Pedals. B.S.A. lightweight.
Handlebar. Highgate, celluloid covered, on adjustable angle stem. Headclip fixing.
Brakes. Two B.S.A. caliper, central pull.
Mudguards. White celluloid, quickly detachable, mudflap to front.
Saddle. Brooks B.15 with solid leather top.
Finish. Special B.S.A. duo-black-and-white, with attractive peaks and transfers, and chromium plated. Enamelled red, green or blue 7/6 extra.
Equipment. Inflator, holdall bag, two spanners and rear reflector.

Model 849 T £8. 8s.
Lucas 6-volt Dynamo Lighting Set 19/- extra

B.S.A. Triple Star Bicycle
Short Wheelbase model
Distinctive in finish (special B.S.A. duo-black-and-white with attractive peaks and transfers), and outstanding in value this new B.S.A. model will soon be outstanding on the roads throughout the country. The high-grade specification includes Reynolds 531 tubing, B.S.A. detachable chainwheel, special unit type free wheel rear hub, Cyclo gear, etc.

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[A color painting of a hill road beside a stone wall: a rider in black on a duo-black-and-white short-wheelbase bicycle with a Brooks saddle and a holdall bag, a second rider behind, and a farmer with two horses at the left. The specification panel is framed in blue at the left; the B.S.A. Triple Star badge, a red tablet over three stars on a gold shield, stands at the lower right.]

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