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Anyone here own a Miami / Flying Merkel Bicycle?

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Here's one I picked up a month ago. Anyone know the year?
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Grateful …..

Learned this past week CABEr @Jesse McCauley had
a wonderful D&J crank/ring set... 28 tooth / inch pitch ...
available for sale in the CABE Forum.


Unbelievable.

This is magic stuff that just does not show up in an
open market.


Furthermore … these units do not fit each and every
wheel comin' down the pike.


The bicycle must be factory fitted with a split crankcase.
And … the distance of the dogleg .. on the chainstays ...
to the back of the crankcase ... limit the ring size.


A large chainring just isn't going to waltz into any .old frame.

If we were talkin' balloon-era … and if these next two bicycles
had a split crankcase … well .. this typer can think of only TWO ….
that may be able to carry a D&J having a big ring. This run-on
sentence is meant to be illustrative … for any post-1933 enthusiasts.


Talkin' 'bout the Paris, Texas Rocket bicycle … and a LWB Colson.

In addition .. I had acquired a 60 tooth / half-inch pitch, NOS D&J ring
… more than a few years ago. NOS.


That. was also a really tuff item. Tuffer than the correct bracket for a
U.S.A.- stamped '' Neverout'' kero-lamp for the WWl Military bicycles.


The machine that will soon have the D&J unit installed within -- currently
has a totally wrong chainring. The ring is not appropriate for any Miami-
Built. It was on the machine when i acquired it .. in maybe 1999.


The 1912 Flying-Merkel bulldog -- soon to have extra teeth.

..... patric


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Thank You >> Jesse !!
 
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Grateful …..

Learned this past week CABEr @Jesse McCauley had
a wonderful D&J crank/ring set... 28 tooth / inch pitch ...
available for sale in the CABE Forum.


Unbelievable.

This is magic stuff that just does not show up in an
open market.


Furthermore … these units do not fit each and every
wheel comin' down the pike.


The bicycle must be factory fitted with a split crankcase.
And … the distance of the dogleg .. on the chainstays ...
to the back of the crankcase ... limit the ring size.


A large chainring just isn't going to waltz into any .old frame.

If we were talkin' balloon-era … and if these next two bicycles
had a split crankcase … well .. this typer can think of only TWO ….
that may be able to carry a D&J having a big ring. This run-on
sentence is meant to be illustrative … for any post-1933 enthusiasts.


Talkin' 'bout the Paris, Texas Rocket bicycle … and a LWB Colson.

In addition .. I had acquired a 60 tooth / half-inch pitch, NOS D&J ring
… more than a few years ago. NOS.


That. was also a really tuff item. Tuffer than the correct bracket for a
U.S.A.- stamped '' Neverout'' kero-lamp for the WWl Military bicycles.


The machine that will soon have the D&J unit installed within -- currently
has a totally wrong chainring. The ring is not appropriate for any Miami-
Built. It was on the machine when i acquired it .. in maybe 1999.


The 1912 Flying-Merkel bulldog -- soon to have extra teeth.

..... patric


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Thank You >> Jesse !!

Fated to be Patric, thank you for doing what you do!


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A Mystery Solved re: Entry #353 … May 4, 2014.

For some time now .. a few readers have contacted me
off the line as to the where-a-bouts of fotos of the late-
1917 FM chassis I had at MLC/AA Spring of 2014.


After MUCH digging within this thread .. I found them …
buried under a ''
Click To Expand'' opportunity.


Had not seen them myself, in a while .. no matter how
many times I've reviewed this thread.


ANYHOO …..

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Ok so after more than a few hours looking at all the catalogs and this thread here is where I'm at on the FM chain rings. Keep in mind some of these chain rings may be found on other Miami products in different years. I have not seen any ads showing the 1912 FMs but the 1912 Racycle cat shows the sweetheart rings for the juvenile models so an assumption on my part is that the earliest FM juveniles most likely used this ring as well. Dates followed by a question mark are my best guess and any evidence to support or refute these dates is welcomed. This goes for any other rings/tooth counts/drives that you feel are in error. Ok SOTFM did you just hear a bell ring?

Solid center clover leaf (1” pitch) 26T, 28T (1912?-1916)
Cut out Cloverleaf (1” pitch) 24T (1920-1923 Racer center drive), 28T, 30T (1916-1917)
Cut out Cloverleaf (1/2” pitch) 48T, 60T (1912?-1916)
Star (1” pitch) 30T (1914?-1917)
Star (1/2” pitch) 60T (1914?-1917)
Five spoke (1/2” pitch) 60T (1918-1919)
Circle of "F"s 28T (center drive) (1920-1923)
Sweetheart 22T (Juvenile 1912-1922), 24T, 26T (1914?-1923)


*Five spoke ½” pitch 26T not used on FM

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Cutout Cloverleaf

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Star

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Sweetheart
What year or years was the 5 spoke used?

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@bentwoody66 regarding your 5 spoke question:

Have you read the FM. article? I think I have dates for each ring. V/r Shawn
Shawn,
In your post #595 (in this thread) you have a more complete list of rings; the five spoke is mentioned in you FM article but not illustrated. For clarification, does the five spoke show up in the Miami product line, but to date there is no print evidence they were used on the "Flying Merkel?" Here is your an excerpt (and image) from you post number 595:

Solid center clover leaf (1” pitch) 26T, 28T (1912?-1916)
Cut out Cloverleaf (1” pitch) 24T (1920-1923 Racer center drive), 28T, 30T (1916-1917)
Cut out Cloverleaf (1/2” pitch) 48T, 60T (1912?-1916)
Star (1” pitch) 30T (1914?-1917)
Star (1/2” pitch) 60T (1914?-1917)
Five spoke (1/2” pitch) 60T (1918-1919)
Circle of "F"s 28T (center drive) (1920-1923)
Sweetheart 22T (Juvenile 1912-1922), 24T, 26T (1914?-1923)

image credit: Shawn Sweeney (from post #595 of this thread).
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The Oct. 4, 1917 trade journal: Motorcycle and Bicycle Illustrated shows two models with the five spoke in use. The "Motor Bike" and the "Miami Flyer" both are illustrated with a five spoke chain ring. Reference Patric's post number: 658 in this thread to view the illustrations.
 
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