tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4072285032098788561.post134129672477703890..comments2024-03-20T17:51:43.312+00:00Comments on Lambert & Viscount bikes: History Part 2Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01561733724977890002noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4072285032098788561.post-46986502452818148272021-07-25T14:36:28.783+01:002021-07-25T14:36:28.783+01:00I have a Viscount, made with Columbus tubing with ...I have a Viscount, made with Columbus tubing with Campag Chainset, pedals and brakes, Mavic wheels with Gipiemme special hubs with Suntour 10 speed gears, Cinelli saddle bars and stem<br />Frame number 56 It is used frequently but only in dry weatherAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06813100732675505429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4072285032098788561.post-14683486162860529342021-03-05T10:04:16.969+00:002021-03-05T10:04:16.969+00:00Hi - Did you do your book on life at Viscount? Reg...Hi - Did you do your book on life at Viscount? RegardsPeter Wyethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16263488770148125185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4072285032098788561.post-52488377598478160472020-01-21T07:52:12.542+00:002020-01-21T07:52:12.542+00:00Thanks for sharing great information.
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I was reading your article as I just finished restoring a Viscount Aerospace, I say restoring but I got the bare frame off ebay and built it the best I can to match what I think it would have looked, if you can help identifying the bike that'd be great, the frame number on the rear dropout is EX111 , here are some pictures of the frame: <br />https://imgur.com/a/nMXkPQS<br /><br />And here is the bike after restoration:<br />https://www.instagram.com/p/BqJ8OyalLS3/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet<br /><br />Thanks for your help ! prefixithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08426012494180718920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4072285032098788561.post-75423503820779276972018-05-04T15:12:35.409+01:002018-05-04T15:12:35.409+01:00That is Mr Gary Rider working on the Frame Jig M/C...That is Mr Gary Rider working on the Frame Jig M/C & he used to live in Potters BarAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4072285032098788561.post-17977758625329862822017-10-09T16:20:39.363+01:002017-10-09T16:20:39.363+01:00Dear Mr Rod Taylor I saw you yesterday at the FNLC...Dear Mr Rod Taylor I saw you yesterday at the FNLC lunch at a Hotel in Welwyn Garden City and after a bit of research I found the Manufacturer to be called 'Italmanubri' check them out online. See you at the next lunchAnthony Collett-montynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4072285032098788561.post-20950889630014009612017-10-06T17:32:41.978+01:002017-10-06T17:32:41.978+01:00This comment has been removed by the author.Black Wizardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16766747048293428878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4072285032098788561.post-41443529209951322882017-09-07T19:50:33.180+01:002017-09-07T19:50:33.180+01:00I have a Viscount Deore 18AX which was among the l...I have a Viscount Deore 18AX which was among the last of the models they produced. It has pointed lugs with cutouts and the magazine reviews stated that they were Italian frames, does anyone know who the Italian company was ?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12400893354992668303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4072285032098788561.post-76850951955789849082017-09-01T18:49:51.549+01:002017-09-01T18:49:51.549+01:00This comment has been removed by the author.Neil Burgesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16418285646394994972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4072285032098788561.post-63132983961855530942017-06-03T14:37:15.895+01:002017-06-03T14:37:15.895+01:00I have many Brochures & Adverts all for Trusty...I have many Brochures & Adverts all for Trusty Viscount Cycles Ltd. There also is a whole 'Cycling Weekly' mag advertising the Co. Anthony Collett-Montynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4072285032098788561.post-25208503452984059732017-06-03T14:33:31.917+01:002017-06-03T14:33:31.917+01:00There is a Picture of a Trusty Viscount Employee u...There is a Picture of a Trusty Viscount Employee using the 'Pneumatic Powered 'Tracking-Jig' that we built out of various size steels & Aluminium. Anthony Collett-Montynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4072285032098788561.post-39944230317734917552017-06-03T14:28:32.108+01:002017-06-03T14:28:32.108+01:00I was a Trusty Viscount employee from 79-83 & ...I was a Trusty Viscount employee from 79-83 & have expert knowledge of everything Viscounts. I'm in the process of writing a book about life there! I was working in the Toolroom & was responsible for everything there: Jigs, Fixtures, Compressor, Light- Bulbs, Loo Rolls, Production Lines, Paint/Powder Spray, De-Greasing, Air-Lines everything! Anthony Collett-Montynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4072285032098788561.post-44568024711228808762015-05-27T05:56:17.197+01:002015-05-27T05:56:17.197+01:00This type of blog is so gorgeous that grab awarene...This type of blog is so gorgeous that grab awareness of anyone throughout their immense features. <a href="http://aqmauditing.com/" rel="nofollow">AQM Auditing</a><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06742783025169751669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4072285032098788561.post-77919213362468146032014-01-27T07:59:44.179+00:002014-01-27T07:59:44.179+00:00Great blog nice n useful information , it is very ...Great blog nice n useful information , it is very helpful for me , I realy appreciate thanks for sharing. I would like to read more information thanks.<br /><a href="http://www.sawanin.com/bicyces-1.php" rel="nofollow">Bicycle exporters India</a><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06126014362901176392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4072285032098788561.post-86388025216866131462012-12-20T04:48:58.269+00:002012-12-20T04:48:58.269+00:00Sorry, it deleted my email address:
ichibyoshi at...Sorry, it deleted my email address:<br /><br />ichibyoshi at gmail dot com<br /><br />cheers<br /><br />BenNanseikanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17776967115069837945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4072285032098788561.post-67700901649073518812012-12-20T04:47:54.053+00:002012-12-20T04:47:54.053+00:00@ John McLaren Jr, that's some fascintaing his...@ John McLaren Jr, that's some fascintaing history. Your father was responsible for the name? That's amazing! I would be interested in any of that history that you have compiled. I own three Viscounts: an Aerospace Sport, and Aerospace Victor and a Spacemaster. If you could email me at I would love to find out more!<br /><br />Regards<br /><br />Ben<br />http://feelofsteel.blogspot.comNanseikanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17776967115069837945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4072285032098788561.post-23451210020283232972012-08-01T22:56:42.047+01:002012-08-01T22:56:42.047+01:00Hi John,
My name is John McLaren Jr.
My father, ...Hi John,<br /><br />My name is John McLaren Jr. <br />My father, John Sr. was Senior Vice President of Yamaha International Corporation , located in Buena Park, California, from 1966 to the end of 1980. I have plenty of information on the Viscount bike, since it was one of my father's many projects at Yamaha. <br /><br />The bikes were imported and distributed by Yamaha here in California. It was to be placed in the Yamaha Sporting Goods division ( Yamaha manufactured skis, tennis racquets, golf clubs and so forth). The Yamaha Sporting Group division was part of Yamaha Musical Instruments. Yamaha Motorcycles was a completely separate company, still part of Yamaha but operated as a separate company. Originally, Yamaha distributed the Lambert brand of bikes for a couple of years, until the factory's closure. For the record, Yamaha never owned Viscount or Lambert, it was simply the distributor. The Marriott family (hotels, etc) was not involved in Lambert or Viscount, it was another gentleman with the same last name Marriott, I believe his first name was Clive. <br /><br />A company called Cope Allman, an English conglomerate who owned Bell-Fruit slot machines, famous for their "one-armed bandit" machines, purchased Trusty Children's Bikes, who eventually under the direction of Cope Allman and Bill Pilkington (chairman) purchased the assets of Lambert bikes and it became part of Trusty Bikes. Bill Pilkington was encouraged by my father to buy the assets of Lambert and in turn my father agreed to import and distribute 200,000 bikes through Yamaha's distribution channels. Since Lambert had very bad quality problems, the name was changed by my father to Viscount, one reason for this was there was excess inventory of cap bolts in the factory that had "L" on them, the 'L' was of equal lengths, so by turning the bolt you could have a 'V'. The reason why my father chose Viscount, a little bit of my mom's background: my parents immigrated from England in 1959 and before they were married my mother lived in the United States on a work visa. She became an airline stewardess in the late '50s and worked for Capitol airlines, who had a new British plane, the Vickers Viscount. At the time it was like the Concord, it was powered by 4 Rolls-Royce turboprop engines and was all first-class. The plane was advertised as "a new concept in flight". The Vickers Viscount was heavily promoted as an aerospace breakthrough. My father's plan was to do the same with the Viscount bike, to promote it as being "of aerospace quality". One advertisement had a private jet on a runway with a Viscount bike in front. <br /><br />Part of the agreement with Trusty was to improve the quality of the Viscounts, replacing some components with Shimano products. My father had requested 20 finished prototype bikes to be sent to Yamaha Motorcycle division for testing the frame and all associated components. After the tests were conducted, the bikes were found to be safe and in order. There is a lot more information that I have, as well as a CD interview with my father on the Viscount bikes, I'll keep you posted.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4072285032098788561.post-72720024098592005342011-03-21T17:59:12.916+00:002011-03-21T17:59:12.916+00:00Hi, just to say that I'm enjoying the blog - o...Hi, just to say that I'm enjoying the blog - one of my cousins used to have a Viscount Aerospace and it may well still be lurking in his garage somewhere; Dad managed to get it for him direct from the factory at trade, presumably through business connections. Which leads me on to a slight error in the blog. The Lambert/Viscount factory was indeed in the West Midlands; not in Birmingham however, but Bilston, a former steelmaking town about 4 miles south-east of Wolverhampton. My mother grew up there and my grandmother still lives there. As a kid I can vaguely remember Dad pointing out the former factory to me; by then (early-mid 80s) it was apparently in use by the Bell-Fruit slot machine company of all things!David Belchernoreply@blogger.com