Holdsworth 1937 Leaflet — The Cyclonic Tandem and the Tricycle Conversion Set, with a Coupon for the 1937 Cycle List

A two-sided Holdsworth leaflet: the Cyclonic Tandem, new in “our 1937 range”, and the Tricycle Conversion Set, with a coupon to send for “your 1937 Cycle List”. nkilgariff files it as 1936 for 1937.

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CYCLONIC TANDEM
Race Model
Upright Design

In response to many repeated requests we are including an upright Tandem in our 1937 range.
Of graceful non-freakish lines, built in sensible dimension for real speed, we are confident it will be in great demand. Note the close up back, the steering head, and amount of room generally, Wheelbase 61½”. Weight (stripped) 43 lbs.

SPECIFICATION

FRAME.
Chater Lea 21½” × 21½” or to order, built of H.M. Tubing 19 gauge down tube 20 gauge “drain pipe” 19/22 butted seat tubes, 22 gauge top tubes, 24 strut tube. Chater lugs carefully cut and hand filed, D to Round fork blades in special cast crown. Special “W.F.H.” rear ends. Seat tubes and head tube angles are 70° to ground. Brackets 10¾” with 26″ wheels. 22″ top tube centres front and rear giving ample room. Wheelbase 61½”.

CHAINWHEELS AND CRANKS.
Williams 3-arm 42, 42, 52 ½ × ⅛” with 6½” cranks or to order.

WHEELS.
“Solite” Race Hubs D.G. or S.Sided built with Permachom 12/14 S. Butted spokes, 23 guage. Endrick Rims, chromium plated. “Holdsworth” special cogs and lock rings.

TYRES.
Dunlop Speed or John Bull Speed 26″ × 1¼”.

BRAKES.
Resilion “A” front and rear.

MUDGUARDS.
White Featherweight with front extension.

PUMP.
White Featherweight 15″ × ⅞[?]”.

PEDALS.
Solid centre chromium plated, Webb Quill pattern with 5/32″ balls and plenty of room on the plates.

CHAIN.
Coventry roller ½” × ⅛”.

SADDLES.
B.17N or Standard (or equivalent) front and rear.

HANDLEBARS.
17″ Shallow Highgate C.P. front bend with Chater Lea 4″ specially made extension chromium plated. At rear 18″ Shirley pattern “Tandem Rear” bend.

GRIPS.
“Holdsworth pathgrip” sleeving—[?] you feel better !

EQUIPMENT.
Reflector, pump and Wing-nuts[?] (track nuts if preferred).

FINISH.
The whole frame positively rust proofed “Orange flash” Green, Red, Yellow or Black enamel with heavily chrome plated Crown and front fork ends and rear ends. Flamboyant finish 10/- extra.

£17/17/0
Cash, or Easy Payment
Deposit £2
Twelve monthly payments of 30/11

[Holdsworth’s Cyclonic Tandem, a race model of upright design, in a retouched photograph printed in green, with its specification and a price box for cash or easy payments. The page sits inside a wavy green rule with a diamond at each corner; a brown stain and a short dark diagonal stroke, which looks like a pencil mark, sit in the left margin beside the photograph.]

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TRICYCLE
CONVERSION SET

HOLDSWORTH’S TRICYCLE CONVERSION SET enables any cyclist to taste the joys of Tricycling without being put to the expense of ordering a Tricycle. It has been exhaustively tested throughout 1936 with very satisfactory results. Many are in use all over the United Kingdom.
Details as follows :—
Direct Drive by shaft mounted on annular bearings to near-side wheel—very rigid and responsive—offside wheel runs free.
Overall width from cone to cone —28 inches—will go through most doors and conforms to modern tricycle design.
Bracket—height reduced by 1 in.
Weight, with sprints, approximately 7 lbs. more than rear cycle wheel.

AS will be seen, the set consists of an axle with brazed on guides to fit in cycle forkends. Two stays, fitting on the seat bolt. These stays being telescopic enable the set to be fitted to different sizes of cycle frames. To attach the set to a cycle it is only necessary to remove the cycle rear wheel, fit axle to forks ends and stays to seat bolt.
ONLY A THREE MINUTE JOB !

PRICE OF SET.
(ex. tyres)
Sprint Rims …. £6 0 0
High Pressures …. £5 10 9
Endrick W.O. …. £5 6 6
Flamboyant 10/- ex.
All Chromium 15/- ex.
1937 DIVIDED AXLE TYPE
£1 extra.
Gives Short Wheel base.

HOLDSWORTH’S SOLID-DRIVE TRICYCLE.
Following the overwhelming success of the Tricycle Conversion Set we have made arrangements to supply Tricycles to specification with “Holdsworth” Solid-drive transmission. This Axle is a revelation, positive, and practically fool proof. It will be found much lighter than the differential model.
Quotations for these and Abingdon Axle Tricycles with pleasure.

If you would like further particulars of any models send this Coupon (½d. stamp only if in unsealed envelope) to W. F. Holdsworth, 121, Lennard Rd., Beckenham, Kent.
Please send your 1937 Cycle List to :—
Name ____
Address ____

[Holdsworth’s Tricycle Conversion Set in two photographs of the set fitted in place of a bicycle’s rear wheel, seen from two angles, with the price of the set, a note on the solid-drive tricycle and a coupon for the 1937 Cycle List. A dotted rule marks off the coupon, the page sits inside a wavy green rule with a diamond at each corner, and dark stains touch the right edge beside the opening paragraph and the coupon.]