blasterracing
Wore out three sets of tires already!
Badge holes look to be 2 9/16”. Yes, I completely disassembled the bike before the restoration, but I can’t remember what markings were on it.
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1920's-Pre-1933 Shelby Bicycle Thread
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Freqman1
Riding a '37 Dayton Super Streamline
Anyone heard from Thad lately? V/r Shawn
Jesse McCauley
McCauley Cycle Works
Threads dedicated to this era of Shelby are few and far between, thankful for this perfect venue to post this "Shelby Made" motorbike badged "Flash" by Abraham & Strauss of Brooklyn NY
blasterracing
Wore out three sets of tires already!
Absolutely awesome Shelby!!
jimbo53
I live for the CABE
Just picked this up in Greeneville TN. It was listed as a 1922 but have no idea. Really nice dusty and sweaty but paint and pins are nice. He gave me a set of 28” rims and ND hubs to replace the 26’s and also threw in a set of 28” x 1 1/2” Goodrich Silvertown Especiale tires. Will take better pics when I get home Mon
Archie Sturmer
Riding a '38 Autocycle Deluxe
The Shelby cycle history page does refer to Shelby making bicycles for the Chicago Cycle Supply Co.
shelbycyclehistory.org
It also shows various fits and starts of the company, and even a Mead (see sprocket) connection. Maybe the “A” serial numbers might start in 1923?
shelbycyclehistory.org
Or was it like 1925-A, and skipping some letters such as “L” and maybe “I”?
Shelby Bicycle Industry Timeline
Shelby Steel Tube Co. 1891 Lozier-Yost Seamless Tube Works, then The Shelby Steel Tube Co. formed Lozier and Yost and bring technology back from England Jonas Feighner and Capt. D.L. Cockley raised…
shelbycyclehistory.org
Shelby Cycle History
Preserving the memory of the bicycle industries in Shelby, Ohio
shelbycyclehistory.org
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jimbo53
I live for the CABE
Serial # is 14114The Shelby cycle history page does refer to Shelby making bicycles for the Chicago Cycle Supply Co.
It also shows various fits and starts of the company. Maybe the “A” serial numbers might start in 1923?Shelby Bicycle Industry Timeline
Shelby Steel Tube Co. 1891 Lozier-Yost Seamless Tube Works, then The Shelby Steel Tube Co. formed Lozier and Yost and bring technology back from England Jonas Feighner and Capt. D.L. Cockley raised…
Shelby Cycle History
Preserving the memory of the bicycle industries in Shelby, Ohio
New Mexico Brant
Riding a '38 Autocycle Deluxe
Thanks for posting the link to this timeline Phil! It certain helps clarify what was going on with Shelby in the 1920's.The Shelby cycle history page does refer to Shelby making bicycles for the Chicago Cycle Supply Co.
It also shows various fits and starts of the company, and even a Mead (see sprocket) connection. Maybe the “A” serial numbers might start in 1923?Shelby Bicycle Industry Timeline
Shelby Steel Tube Co. 1891 Lozier-Yost Seamless Tube Works, then The Shelby Steel Tube Co. formed Lozier and Yost and bring technology back from England Jonas Feighner and Capt. D.L. Cockley raised…
Or was it like 1925-A, and skipping some letters such as “L” and maybe “I”?Shelby Cycle History
Preserving the memory of the bicycle industries in Shelby, Ohio
Does anyone have period literature from the 20's they can post?
jimbo53
I live for the CABE
jimbo53
I live for the CABE
Based on the shop decal this was sold by Walters Brothers Motorcycle and Bicycle Shop in Galesburg, IL. Based on the shop’s website,
https://waltersbroshd.com/about-us
which is still in business as a Harley Davidson dealer, the shop was founded in 1921 as Walters Brothers Motorcycle and Bicycle Shop, but in 1922 changed the name to Walters Brothers Harley Davidson, divesting itself of its bicycle business.
Based on this shop decal and the timeline, I think this could definitively be dated as a 1921 Shelby, which could also explain the non-alpha serial number.
I welcome any learned opinion from the forum graybeards, esp Jesse McCauley.
