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Kronan (Swedish: Crownbicycles are marketed by marketed by Kronan Trademark AB, was established in June 1997 by three ex-students, John Wahlbäck and the brothers Henry and Martin Avander. In autumn 2003 the company was bought by the Brunstedt family and Mary Brunstedt is the company's CEO.

It began when John Wahlbäck as a student sold the m/42 surplus bikes. After having sold out the approximately 10 000 cycles, Kronan was chosen to produce a virgin copy. They bought the original drawings from the Ministry of Defense and sent it and an order to an OEM manufacturers in Taiwan. Today's Kronan Bicycle has been modernized slightly, but has the same design as in the 1940s.

The company sells directly to end customers or through a company as a kind of business cycle. Since 1999, Kronan has been selling in the Netherlands and England . In the beginning the bikes were painted and put together in Sweden by Samhall in Malmo, but today they are assembled in Poland with parts from Asia .

In 2005, Crown Stroller as a new product in its range and a "cargo" bike is a bike with a front-mounted basket (of goods or dog) and a front wheel, located below, which has a smaller diameter than the rear wheel. Krona Stroller is available as Duovagn and Sulky.

Kronan bikes now come in a variety of colors, compared to the matte green and gray of the military surplus models, and can even be purchased with three-speed SRAM hubs and front brakes.^[1] Unlike the military surplus m/42s, these have been widely exported to other countries.

There have been reports of quality control problems with some of the new bicycles emerged on the internet soon after they went on sale in the US.

Specs

Frame: High tensile steel diamond and step through with 1 and 3 three speeds, aluminum step-through 5 speed.
Forks: High Tensile steel
Wheels: Miche, aluminum
Rear hub: Shimano 1-spd or 3-spd SRAM T3 Spectro
Chain: KMC 108 links
Crankset: Shimano steel 46T
Pedals: Aluminum spindle
Tires: 50 psi; 26" tubes or 100psi 28"/700C
Saddle: Cushioned w/ vinyl upholstery
Rear light: Darkness & motion activated. .06 watts. Stainless steel cover & cage
Front light: Front wheel generator - 6 volt, 3 watts
Brakes: Drum brake SRAM T3
Luggage carrier: Painted steel w/ 2 chrome spring clips & pump holder. Pump included!
Bell: Stainless steel w/ Kronan logo
Fenders, chainguard

References

^ "Om Kronan" (in Swedish). Retrieved 2006-07-16. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameters: |month= and |coauthors= (help) ^{[dead link]}

Stenqvist, Åke (2004-04-09). "Hermes m/42" (in Dutch and English). Archived from the original on November 24, 2004. Retrieved July 26, 2006. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; November 21, 2004 suggested (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |month= (help); Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
Template:Sv icon Cykelhistoriska föreningen (2001). "Militärcyklar". Velocipeden (in Swedish). 17 (5): 6–13. {{cite journal}}: External link in |last= (help); Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
Stenqvist, Åke. "A small history of Bicycles in SWEDEN". Archived from the original on March 25, 2005. Retrieved July 26, 2006. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameters: |month= and |coauthors= (help)

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[kronansite-1] "Om Kronan" (in Swedish). Retrieved 2006-07-16. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameters: |month= and |coauthors= (help) ^{[dead link]}

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+'''Kronan''' (Swedish: Crownbicycles are marketed by marketed by Kronan Trademark AB, was established in June 1997 by three ex-students, John Wahlbäck and the brothers Henry and Martin Avander. In autumn 2003 the company was bought by the  Brunstedt family and Mary Brunstedt is the company's CEO.
-'''Kronan''', was founded in 1997 by three students in [[Uppsala]] in order to produce a modernized replica of the m/42 [[Swedish military bicycle]].  These come in a variety of colors, compared to the matte green and gray of the surplus models, and can even be purchased with three-speed [[SRAM (bicycles)|SRAM]] hubs and front [[Bicycle brake systems|brakes]].<ref name="kronansite">{{cite web
+It began when John Wahlbäck as a student sold the [[Swedish military bicycle|m/42]] surplus bikes. After having sold out the approximately 10 000 cycles, Kronan was chosen to produce a virgin copy. They bought the original drawings from the Ministry of Defense and sent it and an order to an OEM manufacturers in Taiwan. Today's Kronan Bicycle has been modernized slightly, but has the same design as in the 1940s.
+The company sells directly to end customers or through a company as a kind of business cycle. Since 1999, Kronan has been selling in the Netherlands and England . In the beginning the bikes were painted and put together in Sweden by Samhall in Malmo, but today they are assembled in Poland with parts from Asia .
+In 2005, Crown Stroller as a new product in its range and a "cargo" bike is a bike with a front-mounted basket (of goods or dog) and a front wheel, located below, which has a smaller diameter than the rear wheel. Krona Stroller is available as Duovagn and Sulky.
+Kronan bikes now come in a variety of colors, compared to the matte green and gray of the military surplus models, and can even be purchased with three-speed [[SRAM (bicycles)|SRAM]] hubs and front [[Bicycle brake systems|brakes]].<ref name="kronansite">{{cite web
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-}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref>  Unlike the military surplus m/42s, these have been widely exported to other countries. Reports of quality control problems with some of the new bicycles emerged on the internet soon after they went on sale in the US.
+}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref>  Unlike the military surplus m/42s, these have been widely exported to other countries.
+There have been reports of quality control problems with some of the new bicycles emerged on the internet soon after they went on sale in the US.
 ==Specs==
-*Frame: [[High Tensile steel]]
+*Frame: [[High tensile steel]] diamond and step through with 1 and 3 three speeds, aluminum step-through 5 speed.
 *Forks: High Tensile steel
 *Wheels: Miche, aluminum
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 *Crankset: Shimano steel 46T
 *Pedals: Aluminum spindle
-*Tires: 50 psi; 26" tubes
+*Tires: 50 psi; 26" tubes or 100psi 28"/700C
 *Saddle: Cushioned w/ vinyl upholstery
 *Rear light: Darkness & motion activated. .06 watts. Stainless steel cover & cage

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