You don't see many of these about: anyone guess what it is.
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Nimbus
(early twenties)
(A bike made without tubes..........and not a lot of people know that)
(early twenties)
(A bike made without tubes..........and not a lot of people know that)
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Spot on Nick
It's a1926 Nimbus 'Stove pipe'. A real work of art 
He also had the later version on a platform beside the top of the stairs. The gent owns 9 Nimbus in all.
Very nice 
What gets me about these is just how neat and compact they are for a 4 cylinder bike. If they could do this 80 odd years ago why do we have the heavy, bulky and complex shite we have these days 
What gets me about these is just how neat and compact they are for a 4 cylinder bike. If they could do this 80 odd years ago why do we have the heavy, bulky and complex shite we have these days (RIP) Bin Ridin
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NImbus none for ages then along come 9 at once....
I would be very happy to give that house room 
beautiful
that second one...
up so high ...
must be a Cumulus Nimbus.
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that second one...
up so high ...
must be a Cumulus Nimbus.
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after a quick 5 second look at the bike, i can conclude that whichever Einstein made this up clearly doesn't know what constitutes a 'tube' ...
after a quick 5 second look at the bike, i can conclude that whichever Einstein made this up clearly doesn't know what constitutes a 'tube' ...
The no tubes bit really applys to the second generation M/Cs made after 1928 up to 1960. Unless you want to be really pendantic and point out the forks are not flat metal.
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rce
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Not pedantic, tubes can be tubular or rectangular
... but what is the plural of Nimbus
To Nimbus, tre Nimbus, fire Nimbus, .masser af Nimbus.............. etc etc etc is the Danish translation
I was thinking ...
... more along the lines of Nimbi, or may Nimbularté
To Nimbus, tre Nimbus, fire Nimbus, .masser af Nimbus.............. etc etc etc is the Danish translation
... more along the lines of Nimbi, or may Nimbularté
http://www.yesterdays.nl/nimbus-1923-stove-pipe-p-877.html
'It was a remarkable design, since no steel tubing was used in the frame.
Instead flat steel strips were used with the long, cylindrical petrol tank welded in place. '
... more along the lines of Nimbi, or may Nimbularté
I think you will find Nimbus are special and should be referred to the way we use say, bread: You don't go to the bakers and say you want some breads or breadses. So it is with Nimbus, which is also bread I believe. What a coincidence.
rce
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Ah I see looked like tube from the photo... must have flexed like a flexy thing flexing.
nimbii
Its NOT fair.... this bloke has 9...... count 'em.....NINE.....
but they stay inside his house and dont get ridden.
FFS..... they need to be removed from him...... and released into the wild where they belong. I will happily take the first one, and actually ride it out in the open air where it was designed to be.
Im starting a petition: " Free the Nimbus nine! "
Anyone else want to give a neglected Nimbus a good home where he/she can be freed from slavery and let loose on the world ?
Bubb
Its NOT fair.... this bloke has 9...... count 'em.....NINE.....
but they stay inside his house and dont get ridden.
FFS..... they need to be removed from him...... and released into the wild where they belong. I will happily take the first one, and actually ride it out in the open air where it was designed to be.
Im starting a petition: " Free the Nimbus nine! "
Anyone else want to give a neglected Nimbus a good home where he/she can be freed from slavery and let loose on the world ?
Bubb
