Anyone here own a Miami / Flying Merkel Bicycle?

[hoofhearted]

Carlton ... I believe one source of that ad is from a 1913 Spokane Cycle Supply Catalog.

Thank YOU .. again !!!!!!!

............... patric

 

[Gary Mc]

Flying Merkel Dealership - Toledo, Ohio, 1912

The Bicycling World & Motorcycle Review
February 3, 1912

Can't quite make out what the bicycles are though.....

 

[2jakes]

Toc

circa 1912. Metzger Bicycle shop. Detroit City.
(Shorpy Archives)

 

[bricycle]

ahhh, a simpler time when stores and women were thin..........

 

[dave the wave]

here's one on ebay

http://www.ebay.com/itm/antique-Lig...742?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item338603c3ae

 

[American Vintage Bicycle Supply]

Someone tell me about this badge.

 

[fordsnake]

In 1912 Orange was the new Black

I found this in a trade book for advertisers, it appears the first orange Flying Merkel was Miami produced in 1911 (sadly, no catalog)

 

[hoofhearted]

Is ORANGE The New BLACK ??

HOLY CRAP .. CARLTON !!! To my way of processing thought .. this particular article is the "Holy Grail" of
motorcycle/bicycle related scripts !!! Have read it three times now .. and it seems EVERY TIME I DO ......
the value of stocks I am holding has risen ... gasoline has dropped twelve-cents a gallon ... my wife calls
me Studley Do-Right ... and to top it all off ... I heard a bell ring !!!

Thanks for posting !!!

.................... patric

 

[chitown]

Thanks for posting !!!

x2


"Long live orange!"

 

[fordsnake]

Happy, happy, happy!

Patric, yeah it was a cool find, I'm happy to have made a contribution. I'm still looking for more source material on the Miami Merkel.

It seems the Merkle's color was yellow before they landed on orange...or maybe this reporter was color blinded from snorting too much exhaust fumes at the motorcycle race track?