Can anyone id this bike ?

[nick tures]

recently picked up some bikes anyone know what this is ?

 

[Archie Sturmer]

Looks like a Colson lug frame; may have been called Bike About Junior?

Camelback bike Id Harley ? | Antique Bicycles Pre-1933

I just received this bicycle and ofcorse it’s missing the badge. I seem to remember Harley Davidson bike had 3 plate fork crowns any chance I got a Harley? I don’t see a serial number but I haven’t scrubbed it down yet either. many info is appreciated thanks

thecabe.com

Because the lugged bottom bracket crank hanger was undersized, like a Westfield but a ~millimeter smaller even, sometimes we see Westfield parts.

The chain ring front sprocket looks like a Westfield double-D adapted, like with a drill, but of the pattern (ToC Crawford?) sometimes used on 1920’s Shapleigh hardware bicycles.

Reduced - 1920s Colson Silver Ring 20" (reduced again) | Sell - Trade: Complete Bicycles

Fairly uncommon little guy to find. Seems to be in decent shape. Paint almost all removed. Has a pedal notch on the left side of the frame. No cracks or dents. Wheels would be singletube, but have airless firm rubber tires in very good shape. Rims each have a couple tack welds that need to be...

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[Andrew Gorman]

An old little kid's bike? The seat looks 1930s. Are the tires clinchers or singletubes?

 

[nick tures]

Looks like a Colson lug frame; may have been called Bike About Junior?

Camelback bike Id Harley ? | Antique Bicycles Pre-1933

I just received this bicycle and ofcorse it’s missing the badge. I seem to remember Harley Davidson bike had 3 plate fork crowns any chance I got a Harley? I don’t see a serial number but I haven’t scrubbed it down yet either. many info is appreciated thanks

thecabe.com

Because the lugged bottom bracket crank hanger was undersized, like a Westfield but a ~millimeter smaller even, sometimes we see Westfield parts.

The chain ring front sprocket looks like a Westfield double-D adapted, like with a drill, but of the pattern (ToC Crawford?) sometimes used on 1920’s Shapleigh hardware bicycles.

Reduced - 1920s Colson Silver Ring 20" (reduced again) | Sell - Trade: Complete Bicycles

Fairly uncommon little guy to find. Seems to be in decent shape. Paint almost all removed. Has a pedal notch on the left side of the frame. No cracks or dents. Wheels would be singletube, but have airless firm rubber tires in very good shape. Rims each have a couple tack welds that need to be...

thecabe.com

so are you thinking Colson junior ?

 

[nick tures]

An old little kid's bike? The seat looks 1930s. Are the tires clinchers or singletubes?

dont know much about stuff this era, how do i tell ? i am guessing clinchers...

 

[Schwinn Sales West]

The tires are Semi Pneumatic. You might call them hard rubber with a hollow section. The 20 x 1.50 is a strange size. The 20 x 1.75 was a much more common size. They were very common on wagons, tricycles, and smaller sizes.

John

 

[nick tures]

The tires are Semi Pneumatic. You might call them hard rubber with a hollow section. The 20 x 1.50 is a strange size. The 20 x 1.75 was a much more common size. They were very common on wagons, tricycles, and smaller sizes.

John

thanks John

 

[Archie Sturmer]

so are you thinking Colson junior ?

A bunch of single drop bar Colson lug frames in the post below.

Is There A Prewar Colson Cushioner Assembly Diagram Out There? | Classic Balloon Tire Bicycles 1933-1965

My postwar fork (51) has the same as many 41 forks I've seen. I've seen other examples but there doesn't seem to be any rational on when they may have changed. It's possible the others could be homemade/custom as they look rough or more generic. Best catalog pic I've found for comparison...

thecabe.com

Like the post says, courtesy of the NBHAA.