A short history of the Condor bicycles
 
Fietsen, fahrrader, bicycles
some pictures from "the history of Condor" Pascal Bourquin, sept. 1996


One of the first, build in 1895

 
1901 brings this model

 
The "Tour de Suisse" came in 1939

 

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The famous model MO 05 or named "ordonantz fahrrad" Build from 1905 till 1988

 
This is a 3-speed cycle called "Welcome" which was made by condor in the 1940s. It resembles the English types but it is much better in mechanical matters. It is much easyer to maintain. I have found it in the old iron and taken it home. First I thought about taking it apart for spare parts but when I saw how good its mechanical condition was and how clever it was made I decided to do a complete service. I took all to pieces and rebuilt it. It still looks the same as before but the mechanic is like new. Everything exept for the pedals and the tyres is the original stuff! It is dark green and has white decoration stripes. Hans-Peter

 
This picture of a "Fahrrad Postvelo" shows also a Condor machine. It was built in 1959 and belonged to one of my friends grandfather who was a postman in Bern. Usually every postman had his personal bicycle. In the background you see Lenzburg, the town where I live. Hans-Peter

 
Condor made many bicyles for the the state and gouvernement. For exemple they developed cycles for the postal services, for the railway and for the army. But they also produced for the civil market. They made on one hand bicycles which looked very much like the army-cycle. On the other hand they alse produced 3-speed cycles equipped with Sturmey-Archer gear. Some of them looked like the English ones but were more practical to maintain and others looked like all the normal Swiss cycles looked. These were the typical 3-speed cycles which were produced by many firms in a large number during the 1950s, 60s and 70s and which you still find today very often. I have added a picture of such a typical ladies 3-speed cycle. This one was made in 1973. Hans-Peter

 
Most wanted all terrain bicycle, the MO 93

 

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