COMPAX and PARATROOPER “The Folding Bikes”
Pre-War Era On December 23rd, 1937 a U.S. Patent was filed for a collapsible bicycle. The patent had six unique features to make it fold into a small space for easy storage and transport. The...
Author: Kenneth Kowal
The Columbia “MUSCLE BIKES”
There are several names they were called. Some called them “HIGH RISE” bikes after the tall, high rise handlebars they sported. Some called them “BANNANA BIKES” after the long banana shaped seat. “SISSY BAR...
Tandem Columbia’s
Columbia Tandem bicycles, there are basically two categories I will use to identify them, antique and modern. The antique were made from 1887 to 1899 and the modern from 1961 to 1991. The following...
The NEWSBOY SPECIAL
The Newsboy Special, to many Columbia bicycle aficionados the model is as familiar as the back of their hand. It is no surprise that it should be since it was one of the longest...
Columbia Bicycle Factory History
The following is a brief historical timeline of the company that made Columbia Bicycles. Many histories of Colonel Albert A. Pope and the companies that he started have been written. This list is meant...