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Tires what do I need?
Firefite: If the outside diameter of your rim measures 25" ( or within 1/4" of that ) you will need 28" singletube tires. It is true that there are modern 700 mm tubular tires available that will fit on your rims however they do not even come close to resembling an original with sidewalls...- Dick Rath
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- Forum: Antique Bicycles Pre-1933
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R.I.P Walter Branche
Very, very sad to learn of Walter's passing; he was certainly an original and will be missed by all that appeciated his demeanor, wit, sense of the unusual, and open minded friendhip. His knowledge of old and unusual bicycles was second to no one. RIP old Buddy.- Dick Rath
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- Forum: General Discussion About Old Bicycles
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Skip tooth chain wanted
Needed: 52 inch length of 1" pitch x 1/4" ( skip-tooth chain ) in servicable condidtion with master link. For those not familiar with bicycle chain terminolgy the 1/4" refers to the inside width between link plates - to fit sprockets 1/4 wide (thick). Needed to replace the damaged drive chain...- Dick Rath
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Withdrawn 1898ish Sterling girls bike
If you'd care to see some pictures of a "sister" model 1897 ladies Sterling go onto my website: timemachineslimited@aol.com I restored this bicycle in 1989 and, if memory serves me correctly, it was the first of more than 75 wooden wheel bicycle I've restored. The only difference between...- Dick Rath
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Part needed for 1897 restiration project
Sean, Thanks for the good advice - just posted the ad in the "wanted" section.- Dick Rath
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Fixed gear rear Hub needed for 1897 safety I have that is undergoing a complete restoration
I have a requirement for a complete rear fixed gear hub with a 1" pitch (skip tooth) sprocket ( the sprocket must be easily removed for access to the spoke holes ). While the bicycle I'm restoring is an 1897 Iver Johnson any funtioning fixed gear hub should work as long as I can easily remove...- Dick Rath
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Part needed for 1897 restiration project
I'm in neeed of a complete fixed-gear rear hub with a 1"pitch skip-tooth sprocket. I'll need one that is easily disassembled, particularly one that the sprocket is free to unthread and be removed to allow access to the spoke holes ( an alternativel would be one with a sproket that has a single...- Dick Rath
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1897 Iver Johnson bottom bracket bearing cone
In my experience there would be very little possibility of any bottom bracket components manufactured after the turn of the centry that would be compatible with this bearing cone. At least with the more high-end bicyle manufacturers it was their practice to prioritize many of their parts and...- Dick Rath
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- Forum: Antique Bicycles Pre-1933
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1897 Iver Johnson bottom bracket bearing cone
Part needed: In disassembling the bottom bracket on my 1897 ladies Iver Johnson restoration project, I damaged, or more accurately, I broke into multiple pieces the right-hand-thread bearing cone. Being carefull not to apply too much heat on the cone for fear of altering its hardness and, given...- Dick Rath
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1896-98? Sterling
I believe this bicycle is likley an 1897 model. I completed, in 2000, a full restoration of an identical Sterling and my research at the time lead me to belive the bike was manufactured in 1897 or possibly 1896. The bike I retored I had purchased from the late Jim Huntington a former member of...- Dick Rath
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Official: A real Harley Davidson or a fake? That is the question...
My understanding is that Harley Davidson, over the years, contracted with a number of other builders besides Davis to build their bicycles. I would suggest that what increases the value of Davis built Harley Davidson bicycles, as with many things, is their rarity. I've been told by respected...- Dick Rath
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2 really old gals
I'd be interested in the Hibbard as a full restoration project if the price were right; it's gonna need an awful lot of work to get her to where I'd want it and finding either an original or period correct set of brake hardware will be near on impossible and it wouldn't be much of a restoration...- Dick Rath
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- Forum: General Discussion About Old Bicycles
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Lobdell rim decals
Might anyone have a source, or know of one, where I could purchase a pair of the small oval shaped Lobdell wood rim decals? I know they exist out there somewhere. I've searched Ebay extensively with no home runs. Any help would be appreciated.- Dick Rath
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Delta Battery Canister
Wanted to buy: a Delta Battery Canister ( the long version ) as was available for years at bicycle swap meets as well as on Ebay. I believe they were reproduced in China for the seller, Joe Raposa from Rehobeth, Massachusetts and were advertised as recently as 4 or 5 months ago but I cannot...- Dick Rath
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Delta Battery Canister
Thanks for sending me contact information for Joe Rapoza; I did get in touch with him, ordered one of the battery canisters and received it yesterday. I'm never disappointed when using The Cabe to locate those hard to find and rare bits and pieces for my early bicycle restoration projects; it is...- Dick Rath
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Orig Smith Extra long battery tube motobike teens 1920's
Price for cannister (include shipping to zip 32958)? Dick- Dick Rath
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Early pancake type headlamp wanted.
Wanted to buy: a 6 or 12 volt pancake style, front fender mount head lamp for a mid 1920's Mead Ranger restoration project. I already have the correct frame mounted battery canister so I just require the head lamp itself. Any suggestions on where I might find such an item would be most...- Dick Rath
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1922 Mead Ranger
Not the case; Mead Rangers, and most other Mead models, in fact used 1/2" drive chains.- Dick Rath
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1922 Mead Ranger
They are only original once! She is a beauty and worth every penny. I do understand why you fit the Universal repo tires; if only they were available as were the Elizabethtown originals you'd see a lot more of these early singletube safeties pedaled around the local parks ( but likely none...- Dick Rath
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Ladies Toc Sterling
Ed, I just checked the picture on my website of the ladies Sterling and, sure enough, there was a front fender on the bike. Because it was a down loaded piture from a photgraph I'm unable to enlarge the frame in order see details showing how the fender was attached. It had to be some sort of a...- Dick Rath
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Sterling Questions
Ed, It appears that my earlier response to your questions about your Sterling never actually got posted.....don't know why. I won't go through all of the verbage however, if you care to have a look at the Sterlings I've restored over the years you can go to my website...- Dick Rath
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1896 bicycle cresent number 4
Nice find. I bought a ladies Crescent Model No. 10 in about the same condition from a Wheelmen member last year for $500. which included a ladies Christie saddle which I restored and used to replace what was on the Crescent but beyond salvaging. The bike became one of my restoration projects...- Dick Rath
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Ladies Toc Sterling
Ed, How are you? Long time since we last communicated. There is a picture (only one unfortuanately since my computer crashed years ago and took many of my restoration pictures to their final resting place in cyber space ) on my timemachineslimited website. This was one of my early TOC...- Dick Rath
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Sold For Sale: Pre-1900 Ladies Crescent Model 10 - Museum quality restoration
Thank you Phattiremike and Cruisin' on my Bluebird; I appreciate your kind comments. Dick- Dick Rath
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Sold For Sale: Pre-1900 Ladies Crescent Model 10 - Museum quality restoration
For Sale: Pre 1900 Ladies Crescent Model No.10 - fully restored. Having restored about 75 antique bicycles over a period 35 years it appears this will end, for me, the hobby I've enjoyed so much since 1985. During this past summer I suffered a serious shoulder injury that has now been diagnosed...- Dick Rath
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for sale recently restored 1912 Wonder bike - By Time Machines, Ltd. Frame No. 154866
Mike, the pattern was derived from a black and white early teens photo of a near identical Wonder bicycle identified on it's reverse side as being being Shapleigh "built" but the date on the headbadge could not be seen in the photo which was taken as a side view. As for the color scheme I could...- Dick Rath
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for sale recently restored 1912 Wonder bike - By Time Machines, Ltd. Frame No. 154866
Well yes, it is a bicycle, wanna buy it? Make me an offer I can't refuse.- Dick Rath
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for sale recently restored 1912 Wonder bike - By Time Machines, Ltd. Frame No. 154866
Hi Mike, Sorry I'm so long in responding to your most informative note. The bicycle in the Luxlow ad is, in fact, the very bike that I restored. For some reason I misplaced or more likely mistakenly tossed the information I had concerning from whom I purchased the bike. I usually keep better...- Dick Rath
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for sale recently restored 1912 Wonder bike - By Time Machines, Ltd. Frame No. 154866
That is very interesting. Considering that by 1912, the year this particular bicycle was produced, the bicycle "boom" at, and just prior to, the turn of the century was pretty much over, it would make sense that Shapleigh Hardware might be able create a lucrative business doing as you suggest...- Dick Rath
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for sale recently restored 1912 Wonder bike - By Time Machines, Ltd. Frame No. 154866
This bicycle, as I received it was an earlier amature restoration that required a complete "do over" which, to me, means a careful, detailed restoration to the same standard I set for my work 35 years ago. The bike is a 1912 Wonder model. I'm not certain of the actual manufacturer however the...- Dick Rath
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Crescent Model No. 10 - Help needed
Fordsnake, Thank you my friend. Analizing the picture you included allowed me to deduce pretty much exactly what I needed; that is what was hidden in the crank housing that I could not see and what the crank puller was desigened and engineered to do. No, unfortunately I didn't have one.....wish...- Dick Rath
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Crescent Model No. 10 - Help needed
Whoops, I hit the wrong button. But heres why I attached these 2 pictures: I need help from someone who has experience with removing the left side crank are on a ladies Crescent Model No. 10 bicycle. I've restored 5 antique Crescents over the past 25 years or so but none have stumped me as...- Dick Rath
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Crescent Model No. 10 - Help needed
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32 hole front hub wanted.
I am in need of a complete 32 spoke hole front hub assembly in decent condition with presentable nickel plating . It is for 1912 Shipleigh made "Wonder" bicycle. Brand is not crucial but my 1st choice would be for a New Departure to match the rear Model A Coaster Brake. Reach me at...- Dick Rath
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1900 columbia shaft drive model 65alive once again after 70 yrs
Here are a few pictures of a Columbia Model 65 Chainless that I restored 2 years ago. As-found a year before it had what I concluded to be its original wooden rims which were beyond any attempt to restore with servere warping and rot. I wish mine had been equiped with that wonderful seatpost...- Dick Rath
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1900 columbia shaft drive model 65alive once again after 70 yrs
Thanks for the prompt reply. There are smooth 28" single tube tires available in 'all black' or 'all white' from RD Tires in West Virginia - the successor to Harper Tires which were also based in West Virginia. The single tube 28" tires RD produces today are a vast improvement over the old...- Dick Rath
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1900 columbia shaft drive model 65alive once again after 70 yrs
I assume the tires are 28" single tube type since the pictures of the rims in your first batch of pictures appear to be metal clad wood which would require single tube tires. I can't see in either of these 2 pictures any air valves so my conclusion is that the tires are solid or semi pneumatic...- Dick Rath
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1902 Hartford Model-32 Fully restored - for sale
The bike sold yesterday for my advertised price of $4,000. and will be partially disassembled, packaged, and shipped to a collector in Switzerland who is also the owner of 26 of my previous restorations. Shipping to Switzerland generally runs in the neighborhood of $500. to $600. which the...- Dick Rath
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New Departure Model "A" - brake arm wanted to complete the restoration of a 1912 Shapleigh "Wonder" bike.
Thanks to the responses to my request I have purchased exactly the brake arm I was in need of. Thank you "THECABE" ......AWAYS A BIG HELP!- Dick Rath
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1902 Hartford Model-32 Fully restored - for sale
I am not totally familiar with the posting process so I hope you'll take that into consideration if you are reading this. The 1902 ladies Hartford model 32 was restored by Time Machines, Ltd. and completed on January 4th, 2020. The price of the bicycle is $4,000. and it may be picked up in...- Dick Rath
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1902 Hartford Model-32 Fully restored - for sale
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New Departure Model "A" - brake arm wanted to complete the restoration of a 1912 Shapleigh "Wonder" bike.
The brake arm on this coaster brake - New Departure Model A needs to be replaced to complete the high end restoration underway of this Norvell Shapleigh produced men's "Wonder" bicycle which, based on it's handlebar design and its large diameter drive sprocket, suggests it might, in the...- Dick Rath
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Ca. 1896 "Transit Cycles" Albert & JM Anderson Two Man Tandem
Jesse, Thanks for reproducing the pictures of the men's Transit I restored a while back; it's always been one of my favorites and attracted much attention the few times I showed it; once at Trexlertown and another time at Lars Anderson. For anyone that has an interest there are many more...- Dick Rath
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Two Iver's Pulled Out Of A Barn This Morning
Pete, I might be interested in purchasing the Truss Frame Iver Johnson as a full restoration project. I recently completed a full museum quality restoration of an 1898 Ladies Model I.J .....model number 46. Pictures are currently up on ebay and there is screwed up ad here on the CABE that I...- Dick Rath
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Recently restored: This beautiful 1898 Ladies Model No.46 Iver Johnson - for sale
PRICE REDUCTION - NOW $3,500. This restoration was completed a few weeks ago. There are at least 20 pictures of the bike ( including many duplicates which I've tried to delete but have failed). I hope the pictures will give any interested potential purchasers a reasonably clear impression...- Dick Rath
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Block chain wanted
I'm restoring an 1897 Iver Johnson Ladies Model bicycle and in need of a drive chain for it. I'd prefer block chain, however in lieu of this type I would consider any that are in decent restorable condition. The spec's for the chain I require are: 1" pitch ( skip tooth ): it must fit on...- Dick Rath
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Stunning restoration of 1897 Pope/Columbia ladies 28" bicycle.
For sale is this beautifully restored 28" ladies bicycle produced by the Pope/Columbia Manufacturing Companyin 1897 as their Model No. 41. I'm including many detailed pictures of the bike which should answer most questions, however if either additional pictures or specific information is wanted...- Dick Rath
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Tires what do I need?
Firefite: If the outside diameter of your rim measures 25" ( or within 1/4" of that ) you will need 28" singletube tires. It is true that there are modern 700 mm tubular tires available that will fit on your rims however they do not even come close to resembling an original with sidewalls...- Dick Rath
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R.I.P Walter Branche
Very, very sad to learn of Walter's passing; he was certainly an original and will be missed by all that appeciated his demeanor, wit, sense of the unusual, and open minded friendhip. His knowledge of old and unusual bicycles was second to no one. RIP old Buddy.- Dick Rath
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Skip tooth chain wanted
Needed: 52 inch length of 1" pitch x 1/4" ( skip-tooth chain ) in servicable condidtion with master link. For those not familiar with bicycle chain terminolgy the 1/4" refers to the inside width between link plates - to fit sprockets 1/4 wide (thick). Needed to replace the damaged drive chain...- Dick Rath
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Withdrawn 1898ish Sterling girls bike
If you'd care to see some pictures of a "sister" model 1897 ladies Sterling go onto my website: timemachineslimited@aol.com I restored this bicycle in 1989 and, if memory serves me correctly, it was the first of more than 75 wooden wheel bicycle I've restored. The only difference between...- Dick Rath
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Part needed for 1897 restiration project
Sean, Thanks for the good advice - just posted the ad in the "wanted" section.- Dick Rath
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Fixed gear rear Hub needed for 1897 safety I have that is undergoing a complete restoration
I have a requirement for a complete rear fixed gear hub with a 1" pitch (skip tooth) sprocket ( the sprocket must be easily removed for access to the spoke holes ). While the bicycle I'm restoring is an 1897 Iver Johnson any funtioning fixed gear hub should work as long as I can easily remove...- Dick Rath
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Part needed for 1897 restiration project
I'm in neeed of a complete fixed-gear rear hub with a 1"pitch skip-tooth sprocket. I'll need one that is easily disassembled, particularly one that the sprocket is free to unthread and be removed to allow access to the spoke holes ( an alternativel would be one with a sproket that has a single...- Dick Rath
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1897 Iver Johnson bottom bracket bearing cone
In my experience there would be very little possibility of any bottom bracket components manufactured after the turn of the centry that would be compatible with this bearing cone. At least with the more high-end bicyle manufacturers it was their practice to prioritize many of their parts and...- Dick Rath
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1897 Iver Johnson bottom bracket bearing cone
Part needed: In disassembling the bottom bracket on my 1897 ladies Iver Johnson restoration project, I damaged, or more accurately, I broke into multiple pieces the right-hand-thread bearing cone. Being carefull not to apply too much heat on the cone for fear of altering its hardness and, given...- Dick Rath
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1896-98? Sterling
I believe this bicycle is likley an 1897 model. I completed, in 2000, a full restoration of an identical Sterling and my research at the time lead me to belive the bike was manufactured in 1897 or possibly 1896. The bike I retored I had purchased from the late Jim Huntington a former member of...- Dick Rath
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Official: A real Harley Davidson or a fake? That is the question...
My understanding is that Harley Davidson, over the years, contracted with a number of other builders besides Davis to build their bicycles. I would suggest that what increases the value of Davis built Harley Davidson bicycles, as with many things, is their rarity. I've been told by respected...- Dick Rath
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2 really old gals
I'd be interested in the Hibbard as a full restoration project if the price were right; it's gonna need an awful lot of work to get her to where I'd want it and finding either an original or period correct set of brake hardware will be near on impossible and it wouldn't be much of a restoration...- Dick Rath
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Lobdell rim decals
Might anyone have a source, or know of one, where I could purchase a pair of the small oval shaped Lobdell wood rim decals? I know they exist out there somewhere. I've searched Ebay extensively with no home runs. Any help would be appreciated.- Dick Rath
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Delta Battery Canister
Wanted to buy: a Delta Battery Canister ( the long version ) as was available for years at bicycle swap meets as well as on Ebay. I believe they were reproduced in China for the seller, Joe Raposa from Rehobeth, Massachusetts and were advertised as recently as 4 or 5 months ago but I cannot...- Dick Rath
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Delta Battery Canister
Thanks for sending me contact information for Joe Rapoza; I did get in touch with him, ordered one of the battery canisters and received it yesterday. I'm never disappointed when using The Cabe to locate those hard to find and rare bits and pieces for my early bicycle restoration projects; it is...- Dick Rath
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Orig Smith Extra long battery tube motobike teens 1920's
Price for cannister (include shipping to zip 32958)? Dick- Dick Rath
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Early pancake type headlamp wanted.
Wanted to buy: a 6 or 12 volt pancake style, front fender mount head lamp for a mid 1920's Mead Ranger restoration project. I already have the correct frame mounted battery canister so I just require the head lamp itself. Any suggestions on where I might find such an item would be most...- Dick Rath
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1922 Mead Ranger
Not the case; Mead Rangers, and most other Mead models, in fact used 1/2" drive chains.- Dick Rath
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1922 Mead Ranger
They are only original once! She is a beauty and worth every penny. I do understand why you fit the Universal repo tires; if only they were available as were the Elizabethtown originals you'd see a lot more of these early singletube safeties pedaled around the local parks ( but likely none...- Dick Rath
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Ladies Toc Sterling
Ed, I just checked the picture on my website of the ladies Sterling and, sure enough, there was a front fender on the bike. Because it was a down loaded piture from a photgraph I'm unable to enlarge the frame in order see details showing how the fender was attached. It had to be some sort of a...- Dick Rath
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Sterling Questions
Ed, It appears that my earlier response to your questions about your Sterling never actually got posted.....don't know why. I won't go through all of the verbage however, if you care to have a look at the Sterlings I've restored over the years you can go to my website...- Dick Rath
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1896 bicycle cresent number 4
Nice find. I bought a ladies Crescent Model No. 10 in about the same condition from a Wheelmen member last year for $500. which included a ladies Christie saddle which I restored and used to replace what was on the Crescent but beyond salvaging. The bike became one of my restoration projects...- Dick Rath
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Ladies Toc Sterling
Ed, How are you? Long time since we last communicated. There is a picture (only one unfortuanately since my computer crashed years ago and took many of my restoration pictures to their final resting place in cyber space ) on my timemachineslimited website. This was one of my early TOC...- Dick Rath
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Sold For Sale: Pre-1900 Ladies Crescent Model 10 - Museum quality restoration
Thank you Phattiremike and Cruisin' on my Bluebird; I appreciate your kind comments. Dick- Dick Rath
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Sold For Sale: Pre-1900 Ladies Crescent Model 10 - Museum quality restoration
For Sale: Pre 1900 Ladies Crescent Model No.10 - fully restored. Having restored about 75 antique bicycles over a period 35 years it appears this will end, for me, the hobby I've enjoyed so much since 1985. During this past summer I suffered a serious shoulder injury that has now been diagnosed...- Dick Rath
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for sale recently restored 1912 Wonder bike - By Time Machines, Ltd. Frame No. 154866
Mike, the pattern was derived from a black and white early teens photo of a near identical Wonder bicycle identified on it's reverse side as being being Shapleigh "built" but the date on the headbadge could not be seen in the photo which was taken as a side view. As for the color scheme I could...- Dick Rath
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for sale recently restored 1912 Wonder bike - By Time Machines, Ltd. Frame No. 154866
Well yes, it is a bicycle, wanna buy it? Make me an offer I can't refuse.- Dick Rath
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for sale recently restored 1912 Wonder bike - By Time Machines, Ltd. Frame No. 154866
Hi Mike, Sorry I'm so long in responding to your most informative note. The bicycle in the Luxlow ad is, in fact, the very bike that I restored. For some reason I misplaced or more likely mistakenly tossed the information I had concerning from whom I purchased the bike. I usually keep better...- Dick Rath
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for sale recently restored 1912 Wonder bike - By Time Machines, Ltd. Frame No. 154866
That is very interesting. Considering that by 1912, the year this particular bicycle was produced, the bicycle "boom" at, and just prior to, the turn of the century was pretty much over, it would make sense that Shapleigh Hardware might be able create a lucrative business doing as you suggest...- Dick Rath
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for sale recently restored 1912 Wonder bike - By Time Machines, Ltd. Frame No. 154866
This bicycle, as I received it was an earlier amature restoration that required a complete "do over" which, to me, means a careful, detailed restoration to the same standard I set for my work 35 years ago. The bike is a 1912 Wonder model. I'm not certain of the actual manufacturer however the...- Dick Rath
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Crescent Model No. 10 - Help needed
Fordsnake, Thank you my friend. Analizing the picture you included allowed me to deduce pretty much exactly what I needed; that is what was hidden in the crank housing that I could not see and what the crank puller was desigened and engineered to do. No, unfortunately I didn't have one.....wish...- Dick Rath
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Crescent Model No. 10 - Help needed
Whoops, I hit the wrong button. But heres why I attached these 2 pictures: I need help from someone who has experience with removing the left side crank are on a ladies Crescent Model No. 10 bicycle. I've restored 5 antique Crescents over the past 25 years or so but none have stumped me as...- Dick Rath
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Crescent Model No. 10 - Help needed
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32 hole front hub wanted.
I am in need of a complete 32 spoke hole front hub assembly in decent condition with presentable nickel plating . It is for 1912 Shipleigh made "Wonder" bicycle. Brand is not crucial but my 1st choice would be for a New Departure to match the rear Model A Coaster Brake. Reach me at...- Dick Rath
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1900 columbia shaft drive model 65alive once again after 70 yrs
Here are a few pictures of a Columbia Model 65 Chainless that I restored 2 years ago. As-found a year before it had what I concluded to be its original wooden rims which were beyond any attempt to restore with servere warping and rot. I wish mine had been equiped with that wonderful seatpost...- Dick Rath
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- Forum: Antique Bicycles Pre-1933
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1900 columbia shaft drive model 65alive once again after 70 yrs
Thanks for the prompt reply. There are smooth 28" single tube tires available in 'all black' or 'all white' from RD Tires in West Virginia - the successor to Harper Tires which were also based in West Virginia. The single tube 28" tires RD produces today are a vast improvement over the old...- Dick Rath
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1900 columbia shaft drive model 65alive once again after 70 yrs
I assume the tires are 28" single tube type since the pictures of the rims in your first batch of pictures appear to be metal clad wood which would require single tube tires. I can't see in either of these 2 pictures any air valves so my conclusion is that the tires are solid or semi pneumatic...- Dick Rath
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1902 Hartford Model-32 Fully restored - for sale
The bike sold yesterday for my advertised price of $4,000. and will be partially disassembled, packaged, and shipped to a collector in Switzerland who is also the owner of 26 of my previous restorations. Shipping to Switzerland generally runs in the neighborhood of $500. to $600. which the...- Dick Rath
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New Departure Model "A" - brake arm wanted to complete the restoration of a 1912 Shapleigh "Wonder" bike.
Thanks to the responses to my request I have purchased exactly the brake arm I was in need of. Thank you "THECABE" ......AWAYS A BIG HELP!- Dick Rath
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1902 Hartford Model-32 Fully restored - for sale
I am not totally familiar with the posting process so I hope you'll take that into consideration if you are reading this. The 1902 ladies Hartford model 32 was restored by Time Machines, Ltd. and completed on January 4th, 2020. The price of the bicycle is $4,000. and it may be picked up in...- Dick Rath
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1902 Hartford Model-32 Fully restored - for sale
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New Departure Model "A" - brake arm wanted to complete the restoration of a 1912 Shapleigh "Wonder" bike.
The brake arm on this coaster brake - New Departure Model A needs to be replaced to complete the high end restoration underway of this Norvell Shapleigh produced men's "Wonder" bicycle which, based on it's handlebar design and its large diameter drive sprocket, suggests it might, in the...- Dick Rath
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Ca. 1896 "Transit Cycles" Albert & JM Anderson Two Man Tandem
Jesse, Thanks for reproducing the pictures of the men's Transit I restored a while back; it's always been one of my favorites and attracted much attention the few times I showed it; once at Trexlertown and another time at Lars Anderson. For anyone that has an interest there are many more...- Dick Rath
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Two Iver's Pulled Out Of A Barn This Morning
Pete, I might be interested in purchasing the Truss Frame Iver Johnson as a full restoration project. I recently completed a full museum quality restoration of an 1898 Ladies Model I.J .....model number 46. Pictures are currently up on ebay and there is screwed up ad here on the CABE that I...- Dick Rath
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- Forum: General Discussion About Old Bicycles
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Recently restored: This beautiful 1898 Ladies Model No.46 Iver Johnson - for sale
PRICE REDUCTION - NOW $3,500. This restoration was completed a few weeks ago. There are at least 20 pictures of the bike ( including many duplicates which I've tried to delete but have failed). I hope the pictures will give any interested potential purchasers a reasonably clear impression...- Dick Rath
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Block chain wanted
I'm restoring an 1897 Iver Johnson Ladies Model bicycle and in need of a drive chain for it. I'd prefer block chain, however in lieu of this type I would consider any that are in decent restorable condition. The spec's for the chain I require are: 1" pitch ( skip tooth ): it must fit on...- Dick Rath
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- Forum: Wanted: Bikes, Trikes, Parts, Accessories, Etc.
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Stunning restoration of 1897 Pope/Columbia ladies 28" bicycle.
For sale is this beautifully restored 28" ladies bicycle produced by the Pope/Columbia Manufacturing Companyin 1897 as their Model No. 41. I'm including many detailed pictures of the bike which should answer most questions, however if either additional pictures or specific information is wanted...- Dick Rath
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