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It seems like many of them were equipped with stainless steel fenders and rims, or in some cases chromed ones. This were pretty rare i Sweden, the standard types were painted.

Yes, Estonia was a poor country, but estonians were proud people. If they already had to pay for a bicycle the same money as for a cow, they found some extra kronors for the nickel/chrome - plated rims and mudguards (not stainless, only spokes and only on swedish bicycles were stainless) as well. And the bicycles had to be black as the Volga - cars some 30 years later. The estonian had to buy the shine bicycle, because his friend, relative and neigbour already had that kind of bicycles. And when the estonians already had the shine bicycles the latvians started to make for themselves all - over nickel - plated (except tyres and saddles) bicycles.
The same thing was with german bicycles, estonians liked them "shöne und net", not with painted rims and mudguards, but in some reason with "fulst" rims and tyres.

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Good to hear from you, Priit! If you have any questions regarding Swedish bikes, dont hesitate to ask me. I will try to help you the best i can. however, there is lot of unsolved mysteries due to low interest in bicycles and bicycle history. Do you have any swedish bikes?

Good to hear about You, too! Yes, I have some swedish bikes (at least one ladys Husqvarna and some frames), but i am not a collector. We have in Estonia only one collector - Valdo Praust. And there is one problem - estonians, as a primitiv nation, are afraid of talking and showing about their bicycles. They think that if they do this things then You can take their souls.
Almoust all that we know and have about swedish bikes are in this forum.
We true have a lot of swedish bikes, but mostly they are not in good condition and complete.
About the low interest and unsolved mysteries - we have the same things in Estonia!