Pedals Past
I live for the CABE
Ok i opened a can of worms for the micrometer parts debate again..... personally I dont really care its a original paint bike if it ends up a 1962 by serial number to you guys i am happy for you that you think you figured it out ..... its a 40-42 bike to me .... the freakin fender matches the bike why the fender stay is different I really couldnt care less its riveted on not every guy has a rivet gun sitting in the garage or a set of braces that fit the bike if it was fixed so be it done at a shop. After reading all this posts required info how about they were just having problems with the rear wire stays and its a transition bike looking at catalog and they changed them where who knows reading everything about this bike and options needed be custom ordered so sounds like to me they built the bike to order the guy maybe asked for a different stay .... you can nit pick how why and what hut if is all you can find is that , your missing the whole point of the post its a rare bike being the custom ordered options. reading the catalog to figure out what I acquired. For four years i been watching this forum to see if one showed up mostly because of the shielded badge blue bike i have since there is no literature that clearly shows a badge other than New World on it. Bob I think only had these two bikes because of their differences from the norm. So back to the original general ...... sharing of the bike and its original build less the freaking rear stay does anybody have a bike with these options still on it or did they all get savaged to build a restored ballooner? Talking to people they want to buy the parts for far more money than any of the lightweight collectors would pay..... I am convinced that after you confirm its a war time bike i either clean it up put it on my orig paint bullet blinker vw camper and ride the damn thing or donate it to the vetrens museum......
Since we got off track on the nuts and bolts debate another lame question to open back new debate since the bike is so nice condition what the heck happened to the chrome no evidence just silver paint on what looks like bare steel did they use black out parts and the guy wanted it to look like chrome after war or should i change the bars out since i have a nice patina chromed orig set ? Then the wheels will need relaced to put those hubs in a set rims with chrome?
we dont have a decent wheel builder in town unless i take them to American cyclery in sf to get done at Bradley Whols ......or send the to Jerry Heron in ohio. i tried before myself in hope to use the original spokes and the rims look like spagetti i stick to digging ditches ...... its a ignorant mans occupation and no one has more experience at that
how about anyone know anything about that thick strap basket i put on it? My girls when young named the basket .... Wizard of Oz ..... it fits the bike like a Rembrandt to me whatever happens that basket be staying with me.... weird for a guy who has had every five digit valued bike in the hobby to admire
thanks for all the info
Since we got off track on the nuts and bolts debate another lame question to open back new debate since the bike is so nice condition what the heck happened to the chrome no evidence just silver paint on what looks like bare steel did they use black out parts and the guy wanted it to look like chrome after war or should i change the bars out since i have a nice patina chromed orig set ? Then the wheels will need relaced to put those hubs in a set rims with chrome?
we dont have a decent wheel builder in town unless i take them to American cyclery in sf to get done at Bradley Whols ......or send the to Jerry Heron in ohio. i tried before myself in hope to use the original spokes and the rims look like spagetti i stick to digging ditches ...... its a ignorant mans occupation and no one has more experience at that
how about anyone know anything about that thick strap basket i put on it? My girls when young named the basket .... Wizard of Oz ..... it fits the bike like a Rembrandt to me whatever happens that basket be staying with me.... weird for a guy who has had every five digit valued bike in the hobby to admire
thanks for all the info