A scan of the brochure for the Villiers two speed gear. Not a derailleur system as it is essentially a chain gearbox. An interesting dead-end in bicycle gear design. Puzzlingly complicated to fathom and rather heavy the Villiers two speed was a product of the thirties though when production was started and ceased exactly I am not sure.
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Villiers two speed brochure page 1. |
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Villiers two speed brochure page 2. |
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Villiers two speed brochure page 3. |
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Villiers two speed brochure page 4. |
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Villiers two speed brochure page 5. |
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Villiers two speed brochure page 6. |