Could you please help me identify my father's bike? My father left me his old bicycle and I would like to restore it.
The unique thing I know is that it comes from Switzerland and that maybe it should include a license plate.
Unfortunately I haven't found anything online. The info I can read from the bike are:
Brand: RICO PF;
Saddle: WITTKOP;
Gear: STURMEY ARCHER;
Brake: DURALCA
I posted some photos. I hope it could help. Thanks!
Rico was a bicycle manufacturer from Switzerland (Wallisellen, a town near Zurich). Rico PF means &quot;Rico - Paul Fries&quot;.
You can check some badges on the swiss auction sites, to try to pinpoint the production year. For example:
https://www.ricardo.ch/de/a/rico-velo-rad-marken-schild-wallisellen-1070171586/ (in the description it says it is from the 60s).
Good luck with your search and please keep us updated!
Addition 1: Duralca is a brand that at the time was owned (and founded) by Jacob Caironi, a Swiss cyclist (more info in german here ). The company Duralca (the name coming from from Duraluminium - Caironi) dissolved in 1972 so your bike is unlikely to be olderyounger than 1972.