Can anyone recognise this?

My friend just got given this bike by a relative and all we know is it's at least 20 years old.
Any clues? I tried to look for a serial number but its been repainted over it.

It's a green ladies bike.

cheers

You're very welcome. :-)

It's a green ladies bike.

+1

Fairly sure its a green ladies bike

It has a dynamo as well...... and its a Green Ladies bike ;p

on the tyre it says 26 x 3/8 does this mean it takes normal 26'' wheels? I don't know shit about mountain bikes.

It is undoubtedly a super rare

Colnago Corsa Signora Eccellente

It's a step-through model bicycle... Don't believe this was formally addressed in the previous posts... It may actually be an early Cervelo prototype... WIll have to check...

It's an old green ladies bike, possibly Victorian.

+Oscc

It is undoubtedly a super rare

Colnago Corsa Signora Eccellente

Its the latter special "Gaffer Tap" edition, ultra rare

slack chain

on the tyre it says 26 x 3/8 does this mean it takes normal 26'' wheels? I don't know shit about mountain bikes.

But you can only put up to 26 x 1.95 tyres in there, don't try to to use downhill-specific ones, won't fit.

slack chain

Oscc

http://www.sheldonbrown.com/tire-sizing.html

This might help:

http://www.google.co.uk/search?source=ig&hl=en&rlz=1G1GGLQ_ENUK294&q=green+ladies+bike&meta=lr%3D&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai=

lotta hard work in this thread, but no clear winner.

But you can only put up to 26 x 1.95 tyres in there, don't try to to use downhill-specific ones, won't fit.

Can you use an uphill specific on the rear and a ride to the pub on flat roads specific on the front?

ha!^

Can you use an uphill specific on the rear and a ride to the pub on flat roads specific on the front?

This is fine but it only works with 36h rims.

It's a green ladies bike.

This

The clue with these old 3-speeds and roadsters, is usually in the fork crown and chainwheel. I cant quite make out the 3 emblems. If you can tell me what they are, i should be able to point you in the right direction. The tyres look like 26x1 3/8, or 590, so tyres are dead easy to get. Sturmey archer AW hub?
It looks like 1950s or 60s, inexpensive town bike, similar to Raleigh Wayfarers and the like. Nice little thing for knocking about on and loaning to people.

could be a hercules, random guess there.

could be a hercules, random guess there.

My recommendation, don't worry about the make, just tidy it up and tweak it for your mate to ride.