Gents’ bicycle ETK Original Luxus, 1940

This is the most luxurious bicycle model of ETK factory. The features that distinguish it from regular ETK Original are the following:

• Luxus saddle (Lepper-Corona) has soft cover and four rear springs.
• Mudguards has lateral extensions on the rider’s end.
• Frame decorations are more intricate – in addition to stripes it uses wedge-shaped patterns in gold and silver (including the so-called "strahlenkopf" in the front); the emblem on the head tube has silver background, not red.
• Chainwheels have smaller diameter (50/20 instead of 60/23).
• Embellished leather tool-bag instead of tin toolbox.
• Bracket bearings have closed capsules and felt seals have been installed between cranks and cones.
• Decoration on the front mudguard is a flag instead of typical wheel/wing symbol (this bike, however, has a wheel emblem, because the original flag was lost). 
• Inner links of the chain (made by Union) are nickeled.
• Rubber cover of pedals (made by Union) have two parts and have fine “checker pattern” instead of usual X-pattern.

The bicycle has its original paint and chromed details. Wheels have original NOKIA tyres (made in Finland probably before Winter War). Bicycle is restored 2011.

ETK Original Luxus, 1940