Ákos’ 1950s Dusika Milano

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Here is another awesome international entry (KEEP THEM COMING!). This one comes to us from Ákos G in Hungary.  An Austrian built Dusika Milano from the 1950s or 60s, and it is most certainly an OTSG First!  Be sure to check out Ákos’ links listed below for more pictures and info.

Helló

my oldtenspeed:

Year: 50′-60′ Make: Dusika, Wien Model: Milano

http://picasaweb.google.com/goncziakos/DusikaMilano#
http://www.sod.hu/article/dusika_milano/

Ákos G http://sod.hu/

Thanks Ákos

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  • Mark D

    Wow. I’ve never seen a rear derailer quite like that! Fantastic. And how does that seat clamp work? It doesn’t look as if it’s squeezing anything. Thanks for sharing.

    • older1

      It looks like it might be a bit of an optical illusion: the top of the clamp must be flush (or even slightly above?) the end of the seat tube?
      Anyway, Mark, yeah: Wow! It looks like it may even have its original finish, too!
      Just goes to show you, nobody does vintage like Europeans!
      What I’m wondering, is how does the front derailleur shift? I don’t see the opposing twin lever on the downtube, so I’m guessing the shifting mechanism is on the seat tube?
      Great OTS, Ákos!

      • Mark D

        I’m sure the seat post clamp must just be an optical illusion, or magic.

        The front derailer is an earlier design. Instead of using a lever and cable, there is a steel rod on the seat tube, as you thought. To shift, you reach down and push or pull the rod. The thinking was that shifting the chain in the front was done infrequently. I think this design was pretty much phased out by 1960.