1936 Ace High

[OliverRage]

I picked this bike up the other day. Anyone ever heard of it? I was told it is a 1936 Cleveland Rainbow frame.

 

[GTs58]

I've never heard of a Rainbow frame before. Double bar.

Check out this thread. https://thecabe.com/forum/threads/what-do-we-have-here.116325/#post-793875

 

[OliverRage]

Yeah, I don’t know. I can’t find any information on the head badge either. The rear hub is morrow and has F 4 punched into it, and the serial number on the bike is A52942. Any info is much appreciated!!

 

[OliverRage]

I've never heard of a Rainbow frame before. Double bar.

Check out this thread. https://thecabe.com/forum/threads/what-do-we-have-here.116325/#post-793875

The second page of this link there is a picture of a bike and the fellow mentions that he was told it is a “rainbow”. Hmmmmm

 

[catfish]

I have heard it called a rainbow frame. Very cool head badge.

 

[GTs58]

I have heard it called a rainbow frame. Very cool head badge.

Where did that name come from? A Leprechaun tripping out on LSD?

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[stezell]

I picked this bike up the other day. Anyone ever heard of it? I was told it is a 1936 Cleveland Rainbow frame. View attachment 824531View attachment 824532

Must have been a hardware store in Portland back in the day. Bike manufacturer's built bikes for many hardware, sporting goods, and department stores back in the day and the stores had their own badges instead of the manufacturer's badge. Cool bike man.
Sean

 

[OliverRage]

Must have been a hardware store in Portland back in the day. Bike manufacturer's built bikes for many hardware, sporting goods, and department stores back in the day and the stores had their own badges instead of the manufacturer's badge. Cool bike man.
Sean

Thanks! I’m having an issue though: When I pedal with weight/force it makes a creaky noise. I had the hub rebuilt and greased the front sprocket berrings. It still creaks! When I have it on a stand and pedal there is no noise. It’s hard to tell where exactly the noise is coming from.

 

[stezell]

Thanks! I’m having an issue though: When I pedal with weight/force it makes a creaky noise. I had the hub rebuilt and greased the front sprocket berrings. It still creaks! When I have it on a stand and pedal there is no noise. It’s hard to tell where exactly the noise is coming from.

Have you removed the crank/chainring assembly cleaned and greased the bottom bracket bearings? I'm not sure but with a creaking noise while pedaling sounds like the bottom bracket.
V/r
Sean

 

[Jay81]

Thanks! I’m having an issue though: When I pedal with weight/force it makes a creaky noise. I had the hub rebuilt and greased the front sprocket berrings. It still creaks! When I have it on a stand and pedal there is no noise. It’s hard to tell where exactly the noise is coming from.

If there's no noise when pedaling on a stand, try spinning the front wheel. May need grease in the front hub bearings.