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Wald Wacky bars, colloquially known as "Dolly Partons".

I've just got old bones, but they're heavily branded bones.

It's kind of funny and amazing to see a thread on Ted Kaczynski here on the Cabe. In 1958, Kaczynski entered Harvard university at age 16, where he was was a victim of a three year long experiment under the CIA's MK Ultra mind control experiments. In these experiments, he was subjected to mental...

Since you're using my cranks (first picture in quote) as a talking point, I'd like to add to the confusion: Found here. Found here.

My neighbor acquired this interesting little setup, and I’m looking for opinions from the experts here, if possible. I can’t locate any literature that shows a bike like this by Thor, but that doesn’t mean much. Runs like a top, and the sidecar is a great match.

Dottie Farnsworth was a top professional racer from Minneapolis. She died tragically in 1902 at age 35 from blood poisoning contracted as a result of a fall at a non-racing circus cycling event. While riding in the cycle dazzle her wheel ran off the top, and death resulted from injuries received...

Rest in peace, brother of the wheel.

$600

Long time Niles resident here, it's a great ride. I've gone both times the canyon road has been closed to cars and I love it. PM me and I'll meet you there! SUNDAY, MAY 1st, 7 AM to 2 PM

Are those rivets on the inner ring/collar, or can it come apart? I'd like to see a 24 tooth clover-type CDH ring like that on the FS3 in the catalog, or a Merkel racer of any kind, really. I suspect production numbers of the early 20's may have been quite low, considering the dire financial...

Courtesy National Motorcycle Museum, Anamosa, Iowa

Lord, no. I'm not sure there's anything in this life I'm sure about, and assuredly not within the arcanum of Flying Merkel production, especially in the early '20s. And no, I meant I think the CDH can only be found on frames with offset BBs, a rather obvious observation. I have yet to see a...

I think this is correct, the CDH resides exclusively iin the offset BBs of the later, early 20s Merkels.

Here's an even different one ^^^

Looking at the photos, it's seems clear that we're seeing three separate wooden display cranks, a different one in each picture. The display crank at Faber's (first pic) was quite large, over six feet in diameter, and you can see the hole pattern near the center was different than the much...

I have some, check your inbox.

Motor-paced racing, Berlin-Weißensee, 1958

Has anyone here tried the Rubena 28 by 1 1/2 tires on these rims? Or any modern tires? I'd love to see a photo, and a source for them. I can't find them online.

https://ozarksalive.com/bicycle-museum-shows-off-rare-finds-renown/

Gold water slides. Period filigree was done with varnish transfers. 1208 and 900 SOLD

I've reproduced some of these filigree decals - I currently have available one set of ten each for numbers 885, 900, 1208, and 1213. This includes eight frame decals and two fork decals. $40/set of ten, shipped. https://thecabe.com/forum/media/albums/decal-work.1942/ This is the best source...

Maybe it was a Napoleon.

Sorry, I just saw this post. Merkel downtube decal measurement is 5.6 inches long. Merkel headtube decal is 3" high. These measurements came from the downtube of my 1916 bike and the headbadge decal of the Motorcycle Museum of America's 1915-16 bicycle example. -B

The Atascadero Escape bicycle was one of the highlights of Faber's Cyclery in San Jose. It is entirely handmade or salvaged from non-bicycle parts with the exception of the fenders. I believe the grips were added later. I have no idea about the sprocket. It has garden hose tires. Legend has...

Hmm. I had always understood that wishing I possessed three or four hundred dollars to spend on a pair of antique rat traps was part of the fun of collecting old bikes.

I made one some time ago, traced directly from a Davis frame:

Yep. As far as I know, metallic gold and full color cannot be printed together on a single waterslide decal. I think you'd have to make two separate decals and layer them on top of each other. The varnish transfer technology has some advantages over waterslide. The other challenge is simply...

I've got some extra filigree stock. Filigree 2 by barracuda posted Aug 13, 2017 at 1:43 PM

What a stately mount.

I'm no expert on these bikes, but this one seems worth a gander. Nice looking ride. Question for those of you more knowledgable: can a frame be identified as a Chater Lee factory product? I mean, as opposed to a bike simply outfitted with CL components? Is there a head badge...

http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?icep_ff3=2&toolid=10001&campid=5335809022&icep_item=253598302150

1912 - 1914:

I saw the pictures you posted of one of the bikes you made. You're a goddam artist, bringing creations of power and beauty into the world. So you get all the sh*t that goes along with that: the crushing self-doubt, the blanketing fog of ennui and apathy, the open-mouthed searching for meaning...

1895:

Might be easier to find a Villar Perosa:

Sure it's cool, but why rest on your laurels? 1897:

1896!

Yes, could be a high wheel badge, circa late 1880s. There's a picture of a Fane Comet ordinary here: https://artsandculture.google.com/asset/fane-co-comet/YAFOgXUeENUimQ But Fane also made Comets in the safety era:

That's a neat bike. 1901: 1908:

Think long term... 100 years from now, the difference between an original paint and a restored bike will be... very, very little. The only issue will be whether or not it will make it to Bartertown.