Maybe you won´t find a (valid) serial number for one of the following reasons: Other popular locations for serial numbers on bicycles are under the bottom bracket and on the rear drop-outs. On Long Johns the serial number can be most likely found in one of these locations:ġ: on left side of the top tube (SCO, Monark)Ģ: on left side of the seat tube (older SCO and others)Ĥ: upper side of chain stays, between bottom bracket and rear wheel (Esimex) In 1942 Denmark introduced a nationwide sytem of serial numbers for bicycles and mopeds which encodes both the manufacturer and the year of manufacture. On Danish bikes you´ve got a good chance to get this information by analyzing the serial number. Most Long John owners would like to know age and manufacturer of their bike. How to determine age and manufacturer of a Long John bike (and other Danish bikes): I’m not sure if Magistron is the name of the manufacturer or of the patent for the front end, but that’s the only name I’ve found on the bike. I’ve not yet looked for its frame number to identify the age and manufacturer, but thanks to the superb page on that provides the necessary information (reproduced below) I hope it will be easy. It’s totally roadworthy (I’ve still not got round to doing any of the work on my Urania). Nevertheless, I came across this second one and I couldn’t help myself. The earliest of these machines (circa 1958 to 1962) were all produced in the United Kingdom except for the German 'Rex' engines but later models (Panda Mk 3 and Gadabout) were licensed versions of the Mobylette moped made by Motobécane of France.Actually, no man should own more than one Long John.
These mopeds included the ' Panda' and ' Gadabout' models. The company produced millions of bicycles, many of which were exported, and also manufactured several mopeds.
In India it was produced from Madras presently called Chennai. The "Phillips" brand is still used around the world, especially in China and the Far East, having been licensed by Raleigh.
The company motto, which was carried on all its badges, was "Renowned the World Over". For a number of years, the company was the second-largest bicycle producer in Britain, after Raleigh. Its history began early in the 20th century and ended in the 1980s by which time it had become part of Raleigh Industries, itself a part of the Tube Investments group. was a British bicycle manufacturer based in Smethwick near Birmingham, England.
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