Showing posts with label hero bicycle. Show all posts
Showing posts with label hero bicycle. Show all posts

Thursday, 15 July 2010

Vintage bicycle logos by the bucket load

Ok so here's something a bit different from the usual collection of rad bicycles found on the streets of Sweden. This blog has become a bit focused on the graphics and logos that you find on these great old bikes, so why not celebrate that by actually turning them back into sweet graphics. Getting rid of the rust, scratches, abuse and grime that they face on the streets.

To appreciate where these are from click the link below them to see the original bike rusting and rotting away somewhere.

This red Monark goes back to when I first started collecting pictures of these bikes it remains one of my favourites.

Svenskt kvalitets fabrikat badges are always great to spot around.

Super simple but effective Fram king logo here.

Again another less usual kind of logo from Weserkrone, but one that does really work for it's differences.

India also gets a look in, with this Hero cycle that somehow had made it from the subcontinent to the harsh streets of Sweden.

Friday, 7 May 2010

From the Indian sub continent, to Sweden, to you



This is great. Hero bicycles are one of India's big bicycle brands, and when you're in India you see them everywhere. But to find one sitting on the street in Southern Sweden is pretty funny. The rod brakes, the lack of rust proofing and solid-steel approach to bicycle construction make it stand out just a bit. But it's great. A literal modern classic.