Dunalt is a secondary british brand, kind of like Robin Hood. I don't think it was part of the Raleigh family, but I'm not completely sure. They're not very common around here, or at least this is the first one I've seen.
A fairly standard Black British Bike, with a couple of noteworthy features:
the adjustable height basket support. And text heavy headbadge and logo
three speed Coaster Brake:
Maybe a bit anticlimactic after the Swiss Mountain bike, but still a nice vintage bike in really nice shape.
My sister and I were both gifted with 3 speed Dunelts for Christmas one year. The best gift ever. They had everything, including saddlebags with tools, pump and dynamo lighting, though ours had caliper brakes. I think I may have been 11 or 12 and my sister 2 years younger, so it would have been early 60's. I had mine until I sold it to a neighbor when I was in my 30's and the bike was still in good working order, as even as a young girl I took good care of it. I went everywhere and it was a perfect for no hands riding. I should have kept it of course, but who knew? I don't know what happened to my sister's bike, she may even still have it, but they could still be somewhere in MA.
ReplyDeleteDunelt was a Raleigh brand, supposedly second tier. But still an excellent bike. I have seen many examples still in near daily use after 20+ years, so they can't be too bad. They had a beautiful chromatic Red colour when Raleigh on came in black, green or brown.
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