Swiss Military bike

[shankldu]

no afiliation just thought it was cool ,at least untill i had to carry it somwhere https://www.ebay.com/itm/Swiss-Military-Surplus-Army-Condor-MO-93-7-Speed-Bicycle-1993-1995-6-Sold/283985950212?hash=item421ee1b604:g:WgEAAOSwoYJedV9 d

[Velocipede]

A distributor called Ochsner used to sell real Victorinox Swiss Army bikes. They were really expensive at wholesale. Like $2500 or something. It was always cool to see one in person at their offices or Interbike. But I've never seen one on the road. But I doubt the US arm of Victorinox/Wenger even brought them into the US. They weren't lightweight. I remember that much. Another cool one to see was the Bianchi Italian Military bike. With the machine gun on it.

[Ken Robb]

It's like they had a contest to find the poorest pix and posted the winners.

[gdw]

They've been available for years. Sportsman's Guide has that model, 48 pounds, and the earlier version, 52lbs, for sale if you're interested. A friend has one of the older models with all the fittings that's a real pig but it gets a lot of attention when he takes it into town.

[jpw]

no afiliation just thought it was cool ,at least untill i had to carry it somwhere https://www.ebay.com/itm/Swiss-Military-Surplus-Army-Condor-MO-93-7-Speed-Bicycle-1993-1995-6-Sold/283985950212?hash=item421ee1b604:g:WgEAAOSwoYJedV9 d

That derailleur shield looks like it means business.

What does it say on the down tube, "CON......."?

[maj]

I thought it might be red and have a cork screw. :)

[jamesdak]

That actually seems like a good price for one of these if all the extra's are there. Be a neat around town bike.....hmmmm.....

Maybe it's time to move on the too small AMF and go for one of these...

https://pbase.com/jhuddle/image/167398531.jpg


More speeds, better lights, better brakes, better carrying capacity.....damn I'm tempted. :p

Heck the AMF is already 39 lbs.

[Mr B]

What does it say on the down tube, "CON......."?

Condor - could it have been made by Condor Cycles (https://www.condorcycles.com/) of London?
The wikipedia entry (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swiss_army_bicycle) doesn't make it clear.

[witcombusa]

Much better pix over at Sportsman's Guide

https://www.sportsmansguide.com/product/index/swiss-military-surplus-army-mo-93-military-bicycle-7-speed-used?a=1847491&_br_psugg_q=swiss%20army%20bicycle

[bjf]

Condor - could it have been made by Condor Cycles (https://www.condorcycles.com/) of London?
The wikipedia entry (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swiss_army_bicycle) doesn't make it clear.

It's made by Condor of Switzerland. They made a few other models as well -- I have a fixed gear Condor from the early 60s.