whats the first wishbone frame?

[ASHLEYF]

didn't saracen do wishbone on there bike in the 80's also. I seem to remember them having them

 

[brocklanders023]

Orange always used them bitd so they'll date back to around '88. Not sure if the early ?Tushinghams? that the Orange chaps did had them. If they did they'd be earlier.

 

[velomaniac]

LGF just sold me a Nishiki with a wishbone rear stay circa 89. I suspect the idea is even older but cant be that great or else everyone would have done it :?

 

[kaiser]

LGF just sold me a Nishiki with a wishbone rear stay circa 89. I suspect the idea is even older but cant be that great or else everyone would have done it :?

Its still being used today as a design feature.

 

[fingers]

LGF just sold me a Nishiki with a wishbone rear stay circa 89. I suspect the idea is even older but cant be that great or else everyone would have done it :?

Its still being used today as a design feature.

P7's have a wishbone stay, so its quite obviously the best idea...

 

[FluffyChicken]

LGF just sold me a Nishiki with a wishbone rear stay circa 89. I suspect the idea is even older but cant be that great or else everyone would have done it :?

Quite a lot of companies did use wishbone stays...

A lot dropped the use for weight saving and rigidity iirc (and probably ease of assembly as well as mud clearance etc...). I see nothing wrong with them and they look nice.

Hard to use on small bikes though and in a way a bit pointless as the single bar has to be so short you just add weight and gain nothing. Larger bikes though look good with them.
You'll still see bikes using it today though e.g. Orange witht he P and R series bikes, it's a design feature, and as far as I know always has been since they started, of their rigid and front suspension bikes.