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Premier Cycle Works / Chicago
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The story I got with this bike is that it was bought as a gift for a couples young boy and that the boy died in 1912 and it was put up and never ridden again. I will have more pics soon. I have it in pieces to clean it up. I would like to find tires for it. The tires on it are hard and flat. I plan on leaving the original paint on the frame but may re-chrome. Thanks for the catalog pics. I agree that it may be a later year model. Family stories tend to get dates wrong.
New Mexico Brant
I'm the Wiz, and nobody beats me!
John, this bike is great as-found. Are the tires 28"? I would be interested in buying the original if you plan on replacing them. You may want to rethink replating. The plating on that bike is great by TOC collecting standards. Should you re-plate please use nickel, not chrome. Chrome did not start until the 1930's.
They are 28" tires and they were hard as a rock and not salvageable without destroying the rims. Thanks for the heads up on the chrome... in a earlier reply to my post is a catalog copy that calls the chrome out as nickel
chitown
Cruisin' on my Bluebird
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All that bike needs is a thorough, gentle deep-clean. Some light soaking in mild acid solution will do wonders to that nickel. I'll bet most of the rust is from pin-point tiny-spots that will all but disappear when cleaned. I actually prefer soaking my rusty parts in lime juice I buy at the restaurant supply store, I buy by the gallon. It's cheap and you don't have to pre-mix/dilute & worry about taking off any nickel (which can happen). But that bike is really worth a lot more and has such great potential you don't get often with a survivor like yours. It would be great if you posted more pictures to nail down the frame manufacturer, as Mead/Premier used several frame manufacturers depending on year and model. Serial # should be on bottom bracket.
Wards Guy..
I live for the CABE
I saw this one at a swap meet on Saturday, and a lot of broken parts JB welded together. I looks like it went over the continental divide couple of times here Colorado. Just thought I would show
New Mexico Brant
I'm the Wiz, and nobody beats me!
Do you plan on making the bike a rider? The hard tires are removable with a couple different methods. To make it a display bike or rider white Robert Dean tires are the most correct. If just a display bike I would advise keeping the original tires as they look awesome.
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