Mick Butler wrote:
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> I have found a few references to Armstrong the first is in the Bicycle January 26th 1949 commenting on the neatness of the concealed brake and gear cables, on one of their models at the 1948 Earl's Court Cycle Show."The brake cable was taken through the top tube, whilst the derailleur transmission was similary housed inside the down tube. In neither case did Armstrong just bore holes and run their cable covers through; the entrance was specially designed and reinforced so that the frame was in no way weakend; the angle of entry, also, was gradual so that the cable wire would run smoothly." I think they are talking about the Continental model.
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> Advert The Bicycle april 20th 1949 Moth Magnificent (cut)
Mick, talk about two countries separated by a common language...
I've always wondered about some of the bike model names used in the British Isles like for instance the Armstrong Moth Magnificent. Here in the US the moth is held in pretty low regard: a flying insect that eats expensive vintage wool jerseys. What is it about the British variety of moth that makes it worthy of naming a bike after?
(No disrespect meant of course!)
Chuck Schmidt SoPas, SoCal
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