For sale: high tech, Scandinavian bike of the future

[XitUp]

Climbs walls with ease:

Lightweight material of the future (plastic) means you can carry two of them around and not even notice:

£100 ono, in Louth, Lincs, can probably drop it off if near by, or near Grimsby.

 

[XitUp]

Much cheaper than this one:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1980s-Volvo-I ... 500wt_1156

 

[Old Ned]

Is this the same bike that Falcon were selling in the early 80's and on which Paul Carbutt was supposed to tackle the end-to-end record on?

 

[XitUp]

I don't think so, it's an Itera, made by Volvo.

 

[Old Ned]

Probably is!

See here -

http://www.dewielersite.net/db2/wielers ... hp?id=6070

Mind you, I don't think they raced on bikes like yours

 

[omegastrada]

I wondered when one of these would appear and then two appear simultaneously! I have a review of the Itera in the 1983 International Bicycling review. Interesting for novelty value.

 

[XitUp]

You think it looks like a novelty?

Try bloody riding it. I'd say it holds the fine line between hilarity and terror.

 

[ferrus]

Mick Ives had one in his shop in the '80s, and I couldn't resist having a go....... :shock:

 

[Old Ned]

You think it looks like a novelty?

Try bloody riding it. I'd say it holds the fine line between hilarity and terror.

Not a very good sales pitch!

I'll give you a tenner for the 2

 

[omegastrada]

You think it looks like a novelty?

Try bloody riding it. I'd say it holds the fine line between hilarity and terror.

That's basically what the review said along with it weighing more than several fully laden butcher's bikes!