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Finally getting around to posting some photos of my latest acquisition, and hoping for some feedback from the experts.
Some faithful members might recognize this bike, or at least the odd fork. It was listed for sale in the classified section and I was the lucky one to nab it.
Interesting features of the bike are the clenched bearing cups on the crank hanger, integrated seatpost, chain tension clips, and the double curved fork. Head tube show no signs of holes for a headbadge and the red looks like a old repaint.
The bike arrived in fantastic condition. Wheels are ND A rear and ND front (with the sliding grease clip), which I believe dates the wheels to 1918 at the earliest (given the front hub). After close inspection it appears that the bike had most likely been involved in a front end collision which bent the forks back quite evenly. Luckily the frame survived without any damage and I was able to locate a nice replacement fork, though not a exactly like the original I think it suits the bike nicely.
Since I received the bike I have been searching on-line to try and ID the manufacturer. The closest I could find is a Great Western MFG badged Crown, the seat post/tube, stays are very similar. Dropout tensioners and hanger are quite a bit different.
Any feedback would be nice, Crown history etc.
Thanks!
Some faithful members might recognize this bike, or at least the odd fork. It was listed for sale in the classified section and I was the lucky one to nab it.
Interesting features of the bike are the clenched bearing cups on the crank hanger, integrated seatpost, chain tension clips, and the double curved fork. Head tube show no signs of holes for a headbadge and the red looks like a old repaint.
The bike arrived in fantastic condition. Wheels are ND A rear and ND front (with the sliding grease clip), which I believe dates the wheels to 1918 at the earliest (given the front hub). After close inspection it appears that the bike had most likely been involved in a front end collision which bent the forks back quite evenly. Luckily the frame survived without any damage and I was able to locate a nice replacement fork, though not a exactly like the original I think it suits the bike nicely.
Since I received the bike I have been searching on-line to try and ID the manufacturer. The closest I could find is a Great Western MFG badged Crown, the seat post/tube, stays are very similar. Dropout tensioners and hanger are quite a bit different.
Any feedback would be nice, Crown history etc.
Thanks!