1915 Royal Triumph No 5C Roadster

“Nowadays a catalogue must be attractive, and in the race for supremacy in this line Triumph show up most effectively. Every type of machine is shown mounted by exactly the type of cyclist who might be expected to ride it…”

– Cycling magazine, 1st February, 1911

Below you can see, as Triumph would have it, “the type of cyclist who might be expected to ride” a Royal Triumph.

1915 Royal Triumph No 5C Roadster

23″ Frame

28″ Wheels

Frame No 249935

 

This is a well-preserved 1915 Triumph in original paint with all the correct parts. The only thing I can find to criticize is that the previous owner added a later Triumph steering head transfer (decal). As it was built in 1915, it would presumably have had some sort of role in World War One. In Britain, petrol was kept for military or official purposes, so the entire country depended on bicycles. This 110-year-old Triumph is a true survivor, and is ready to ride and display.