{"id":48637,"date":"2017-09-20T18:01:02","date_gmt":"2017-09-20T16:01:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.museonicolis.com\/en\/magnat-debon-1906-uomo\/"},"modified":"2024-02-09T15:29:20","modified_gmt":"2024-02-09T14:29:20","slug":"magnat-debon-1906-uomo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.museonicolis.com\/en\/magnat-debon-1906-uomo\/","title":{"rendered":"Magnat & Debon, 1906"},"content":{"rendered":"

Magnat & Debon, Man Bicycle, 1906, France<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Man bicycle, black paint with golden finish, 2<\/strong>\u00a0or 3-speed<\/strong> gearbox on the front hub, operated by a shaft on the horizontal tube. This kind of gearbox was a Magnat & Debon patent<\/strong> and helped the company being successful in the cycling world.<\/p>\n

The inventor and clock manufacturer Joseph S\u00e9raphin Magnat<\/strong>, together with the mechanical engineer\u00a0Louis Auguste Debon<\/strong>, established the\u00a0Magnat & Debon <\/strong>in 1892<\/strong> in Grenoble (France).\u00a0The company is known for the widespread use of the gearbox located on the front hub. Th most ancient specimen date back to 1902.<\/p>\n

Technical notes:
\n<\/strong>Iron black rims
\nFront and rear iron fender
\nTool bag
\nMagnat & Debon typical brakes
\n\u201cBalloon\u201d tires<\/p>\n\r\n\r\n \r\n