Gents’ bicycle Dollar/Täht, 1941
Made in the bicycle factory Säde/Kiir (combined of nationalised ARE and Saar) in spring 1941. Frame no 3387 (by the numeration of ARE factory)
Bicycle is made of details that were available during the difficult times of the war. Rear freewheel hub is Centrix (previously a regular Torpedo was used), frame has internal sleeves, front wheel has 32 spokes. The bike has characteristic features from both Saar factory (wide blue stripe on the rims/mudguards) and ARE factory (frame number). It is notable that in addition to western frame label "Dollar", the bike was also equipped with the Soviet five-pointed red star emblem in front.
The bike is underused, has original paint and galvanics, and original Põhjala tyres which were made in Tallinn (Estonia).
