Hey chaps, I picked this up the other day as a new project bike but I have no idea what it is! It came with a skiptooth crank, New Departure hubs and modern rims and the whole thing was painted an awful blue.
Heres a few pictures, the only identifying numbers are p2613 stamped under the bb...
So I sold my Monark Deluxe Black and the Murray Mercury so I Have now acquired this Wards Hawthorne.
Its a super nice patinated skiptooth with original Wards tyres.
Forks are bent but I'm hoping my buddy can straigten them. Frame is stamped 036753 upside down on the downtube, can anyone date it...
I got given this among a load of other bikes a month or so ago. I wanted to build a klunker for a while so this will be the victim.
The bottom bracket is shot, as it stem bearings so while I stripped it down its going for powdercoat, colour to be revealed...
Also built one of these, the...
Another I'm building for a friend. Can anyone tell me about this please? Is it a Schwinn or are the grips deceiving me?
Thanks chaps, your advice, as ever, is invaluable. 8)
If not any ideas what it is? Have built it for a friend's wife for Xmas but I have no idea what the frames and forks are.
Thanks in advance for any clues! :D
Hello, so my Monark finally arrived, here it is, just starting to clean it up.
Obvs the pedals are wrong and its been painted over, but what else is missing?
Also, how do I tighten the headset?
Thanks, Ollie
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Hi guys, the headset is loose on my Monark, can anyone tell me how tighten it up and what I might need in parts, I'm assuming bearings maybe but anything else? cheers...
Hey chaps, I'm new to the forum but I own these, a Monark and a Firestone. Could you guys be able to tell me the exact model and years of them please? Many thanks, Ollie
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Hi guys, I've just joined the forum. I'm from the UK, the bit that sticks out above London (Norfolk).
I'm a healthcare student at the moment, and I spend most of my time snowboarding in the winter and messing around with old cars in the summer time.
I also own these...
As well as a custom...