Juncker Bicycle - Electric Bike 1933

[sk8norcal]

Juncker Bicycle - Electric Bike 1933

An early electric bike from the 1930s on display at NEMO in Amsterdam. Without the battery the bike weighed 50 kilos and the frame was reinforced to bear the extra load of motor and battery. Charging the bike took an entire day after which you could cycle 40kms which took more than 2.5 hours on this bike. Only about a hundred of these were made.

Information and photo from NEMO science museum in Amsterdam

http://executiveedits.com/content/nemos-everyone-electric-exhibition.html
http://www.flickr.com/photos/treadlie/5619436564/

 

[grindz145]

sick.

 

[AussieJester]

1933!!very cool indeed... Love the girder front fork to, same design with a modern day shock would work a treat on custom build...

KiM

 

[LI-ghtcycle]

The original mid-drive? Looks very well designed! Quite the beast, but hey, it got the job done right?

 

[dogman dan]

Man, slap some pingbattery in that box and that bike is ready to go. Lots of us would love to have that frame. Brushed motor of course, but still a near perfect mid drive. Goes to show how not new a lot of this ebike stuff is.