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1921 Columbia ArchBar bottom bracket trouble.....

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Maybe the stem (or replacement) could be inserted more fully into the fork; and maybe the basket bracket could be attached to the horizontal (whatdoyoucallit) offset member of the stem?
 
I just got my second similar basket but it attaches to 2 points on the handlebar

will hold 45 cans of beverages .
That would be hard on the stem for sure .

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Not as many crossbars I think they were made specifically for Newspapers .
think you would have to put in a box to carry other stuff.
 
I need a set of bearing races for a 26 Columbia. Probably try to have a machine shop make some out of stainless steel.
 
Might want to check if the 1+5/8” is the interface dimension or inside diameter of the bottom bracket; and maybe take measurements in millimeters with digital calipers?
Not sure if parts of any other makers of small BB bicycles — IJ; GWM/Fauber; Colson (lug frame); foreign bikes; or even older OPC Westfield bicycles might be compatible?
 
I have been thinking of using a contemporary cartridge bearing for the drive sides of old bikes. It seems like a simple sleeve could be machined for the press fit and the bearing would just need to have the correct ID & OD. There have been a few for the BMX bikes over the last 25 years or so. I have found that old BBs just aren't meant to be ridden very hard. I have worn them out in a single ride.
 
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