Re: 107-year-old bicycle
Mark, on host 207.75.51.202
Tuesday, January 16, 2001, at 13:10:33
107-year-old bicycle posted by Howard on Saturday, January 13, 2001, at 14:09:55:
> Amazon.com has the Adams book, " Collesting and Restoring Antique Bicycles " by G. Don Adams for $18.00 plus shipping.
I ran the following on a Cushman site and it got a lot of interest, but nobody had an real answers. > I know there are good researchers on RinkWorks, so if you would like a challenge, go for it. I spent about four hours on the web yesterday and all I got was the date. > > I'm betting someone on here can help me with this. I'm trying to > find out all I can about a Columbia model 32 safety bike. I think > this one has the wrong wheels. It is a single speed direct drive, > meaning that the pedals never stop turning when the bike is in > motion. I guess that's why it has foot rests on the front fork. The > fork and handlebars are nickel plated and the frame is black. It was > manufactured by Pope, maybe in 1893. It has a drum brake with a > leather band around the outside. The brake lever is on the right > handle bar and operates through an open cable. The chain is 1/2 inch > wide and the pedals have white rubber blocks. I would like to know > what kind of wheels it should have, if that date is correct, and how > much it's worth in unbelieveably good condition. The patent dates on > the badge are all in the 1880's > Howard > > >
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