Vintage folding bike - anyone know what it is?

[Filton-flyer]

Hi all

We have recently been given an old folding bike and I wondered if any of you lovely people could shed any light on it please?
Does it have any value or is it just fit for the recycling center or a museum?
I can get some better pictures if necessary but for now this is all I have:







I guess it came from a shop in Wigan but judging by the old 5 digit phone number it was a l o n g time ago!

Any info would be greatly appreciated.

Many thanks FF

[Scrump]

A google of ‘picnica bike’ reveals this:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridgestone_Picnic...

[Filton-flyer]

Scrump said:

A google of picnica bike reveals this:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridgestone_Picnic...

Brilliant!
Many thanks... think I'll stick it on eBay, got to be worth something to a collector?

[Smoggy XJR]

Google suggests its a Bridgestone Picnica from the early 1980's. It should be a belt drive.

[Filton-flyer]

Smoggy XJR said:

Google suggests its a Bridgestone Picnica from the early 1980's. It should be a belt drive.

It is indeed..........

You can still buy the Picnica Bridgestone stickers on eBay although no actual bikes listed.

[Smoggy XJR]

Sorry, I cross-posted.

There's a picture of the chop, (and a bus), here:

http://wiganworld.co.uk/album/photo.php?opt=8&...

Apparentlt now closed.

[Smoggy XJR]

Chop?

[yellowjack]

Smoggy XJR said:

Chop?

Shop.

Possibly chop-shop though.

Maybe that bike didn't start out life as a folder...?

[Filton-flyer]

That's great. Many thanks.

[anonymous-user]

Quite a few sold on gumtree via google search, for around £100
Too cheap if you ask me, i’d keep it!