Tikibar
Finally riding a big boys bike
mazdaflyer said:Look like the could be brothers, similar paint. I’d like to a shot of your chain guard and stem.
So what year do you think yours is?
Thanks, they do look like brothers! The B10 Brothers, lol.
When I pulled the bottom bracket apart for cleaning, the crank had 'AS 36' stamped in it, which I took to be 1936. I believe the fork and top/bottom bracket parts are original to the frame, as they had 80+ years of crud binding them together and wrestled with me like a hungry alligator to take apart. The rest of the bike was missing when I got it, so parts like the chain guard, stem, and fenders were added. If you haven't looked at the crank, it might have a number date on it like this.
Not to be a spoiler, but prewar serials don't seem to have the standardization or consistency that postwar do, so judging a prewar's build date by the serial number alone can be pretty iffy. The parts (like fenders, pedal crank) and overall presentation of the bike is a better indicator of the model and date.
(The chain guard in the photo above was 'borrowed' temporarily from another B10 that has entirely different parts and serial. Here's a closer pic of that chain guard).