bicycles and parts that have come and gone, things I've made.
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The Black Monark
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WOW! ...very nice 
I wish I could get a read on those colors, as I have a boys model that needs painting.
I wish I could get a read on those colors, as I have a boys model that needs painting.
come on Scott, the heading says "bikes" plural, show us some more!
Yeah, this color combo isn't common, but I do think it was only available for Ladies models.....could be wrong tho!WOW! ...very nice
I wish I could get a read on those colors, as I have a boys model that needs painting.
Here's one just finished over the weekend. Slightly modified 1939 Harvard Deluxe Motobike. Came with original fenders that were very very rusty, but the frame, fork, and rims were pretty nice after some work.
Had these stainless "raingutter" fenders in the shop and thought they'd look good with the Indian Red paint and cream Franks...think it came out pretty nice!
01.20.14 RRB BOTD
Had these stainless "raingutter" fenders in the shop and thought they'd look good with the Indian Red paint and cream Franks...think it came out pretty nice!
01.20.14 RRB BOTD
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Here's the modified 1935 Hawthorne Silver King that's been dubbed "Silver Beauty":
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It's a Snyder-built frame badged as Harvard DeLuxe. Same "fastback" frame as the Hawthorne bikes; not sure if any of the Wards bikes came with this fork.
They came with lots of different badges: Rollfast, American Flyer, Peerless, many others.
Trusty Rusty:
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Are those original rims on Trusty Rusty?
My broader question is, do you typically need to replace your rims if you want to use ISO 559 tires? I always assumed that these older bikes (like British 3-speeds, which I'm more accustomed to) used 26 x 1-3/8 (EA3 or S-6) which are definitely not compatible.
My broader question is, do you typically need to replace your rims if you want to use ISO 559 tires? I always assumed that these older bikes (like British 3-speeds, which I'm more accustomed to) used 26 x 1-3/8 (EA3 or S-6) which are definitely not compatible.
The rims are all orig.
I don't have any bikes that are 26 x 1 3/8", they're all 26x2.125 (559 bead diameter).
I don't have any bikes that are 26 x 1 3/8", they're all 26x2.125 (559 bead diameter).
AFAIK somewhere ~1932-1933 the "balloon" clincher tire came to America from France I think. Michelin was the innovator?