The following is nothing more than a presentation. It remains within the hopes of this typer ...
that All Bicycle-Manufacturing Companies producing the Black-Beauty Bicycle for Haverford
Cycle Co. can come to light and be recognized for their achievements.
Have made a bunch of discoveries ........
The BB was Schwinn-Built for some Model Year(s). The Schwinn Motorbike of the mid-teens and
twenties had a 1-inch diameter top bar AND a 1-inch diameter Undertank Bar. A Double-Brace
was used to help support BOTH the front and rear fenders.
The BB was Davis-Built for some Model Year(s). The Davis Motorbike of the mid-teens thru 1922
(Davis had NO 1923 PRODUCTION of bicycles) .. to continue .. had a 1-inch diameter top bar AND
a 7/8" Undertank Bar. A single fender brace was used to help support the front fender WHILE a
double fender brace was used to support the rear fender.
The BB .. also .. was made by an Unknown Builder .. whose frame-features are remarkably similar
to those Motorbikes of the Miami-Cycle & Mfg. Co. from 1917 thru 1922 .. the final year Miami produced
bicycles. This '17 thru '22 Miami-Built Motorbike has a Drop-Top-Tube of 1-inch diameter -- as do
many motorbikes of the era AND ALSO has an Undertank Bar with an o.d. diameter of
11/16-inch ...
AND .. a double-brace was used to help support BOTH the front and rear fenders.
Generally speaking .. it may be very-difficult for anyone to find a teen's-era bicycle with less that 1-inch
main tubing. Some of the exceptions are the Davis-Built Road-Racer ... the Davis-Built Track Racer (much
shorter wheelbase) .. and the 20-inch and 26-inch wheel, juvenile line from Davis. These rides all have
main-tubing of 7/8-inch (o.d.) ... and it must be noted that some of the 20-inch wheel juvies from Davis
have been seen with 3/4-inch main tubing.
Other manufacturing companies MAY HAVE ALSO PRODUCED similar, specialized bicycles ... to 'round-out'
their-particular line of bicycles.
However .. this typer HAS NEVER SEEN a teen's-era motorbike with an 11/16-inch, o.d. diameter Underbar
... as has been witnessed on those particular Miami-Built Motorbikes .. 1917 thru 1922. If there is such an
example ... built by a company other that Miami Cycle & Manuf. Co. ... i would be delighted to look upon it.
It is important for this typer to indicate that i've owned a housepainted Davis-Built Black-Beauty Bicycle ...
the frame ... a Davis, Model-Year 1920 ... '21 or a '22. All that remains of that sad, tortured Black-Beauty
is the badge and the heavy-duty truss-fork. The Six-"B" chainring was gifted to Eddie Boros of Chicago ...
who had amassed a remarkable collection of different Black-Beauty Badges.
That particular frame was found damaged beyond recognition ... which isn't so bad .. after-all .........
that
particular 3-year period of Davis-Built Motorbikes were so very ugly in their design ... that Time Magazine
voted Quasimodo .. to be the sexiest man of all-time ... during that 1920 thru 1922 period.
While I, personally, believe Miami-Cycle produced the Black-Beauty Bicycle during un-disclosed model years ...
I certainly do not expect everyone and their first-grade teacher to be shouting from the tallest rooftops .. that
very chunk of my belief. To be sure ... much more research is indicated .. before a conclusion can be reached.
........ patric