George Patterson started the New Hudson cycle company in 1890 in Birmingham. BSA purchased the cycle works in the late 1920s. While the New Hudson cross frame bicycle you see here might have been made during the BSA takeover, its design and construction would not have changed from the original. At the turn of the previous century the New Hudson bicycle company achieved considerable success by supplying some of the top racers of the day with its machines. By 1957 BSA and the New Hudson bicycle, like so many other major brands, had been absorbed by Raleigh Industries.
In 1902 New Hudson produced its first motorcycle, and by the twenties their bikes broke several speed trial records and won major races. In 1914 New Hudson produced a military model, supplied to "His Majesty's Forces." (See my WW 1 New Hudson Despatch Rider's bicycle elsewhere on this site).
My New Hudson cross frame is fitted with an early Sturmey-Archer Tricoaster 3 speed hub with coaster brake, Brooks B33 saddle, Lucas Silver King lamp, and Dreadnaught Triumph rear carrier. I particularly like the unusual upright handlebars with a single reverse brake lever.
In 1902 New Hudson produced its first motorcycle, and by the twenties their bikes broke several speed trial records and won major races. In 1914 New Hudson produced a military model, supplied to "His Majesty's Forces." (See my WW 1 New Hudson Despatch Rider's bicycle elsewhere on this site).
My New Hudson cross frame is fitted with an early Sturmey-Archer Tricoaster 3 speed hub with coaster brake, Brooks B33 saddle, Lucas Silver King lamp, and Dreadnaught Triumph rear carrier. I particularly like the unusual upright handlebars with a single reverse brake lever.
1920s New Hudson Cross Frame ©Daniel Dahlquist