Collection Composition

[Freqman1]

So I pulled my Roadmasters out for a group photo today and that got me thinking of how my collection is comprised. I know Elgin is not a make but because I look at these a little differently I accounted for them separately rather than Westfield or Murray. So here was the breakdown of the 53 bikes currently in my collection (road bikes not included). What is the composition of your collection? V/r Shawn

Schwinn-14
Monark-9
CWC-6
Elgin-6
Huffman-5
Shelby-5
Westfield-4
Colson-2
Raycycle-1
Pierce-1

 

[Evans200]

JC Higgins-1
Hiawatha-1
Columbia-1
Evans-1
Western Flyer-1
Sears-1

Hardly a composition, but I'm only in my second year. Only 1/9 of Shawn's collection, lol.

 

[Freqman1]

Its not how many or how much a collection is worth but the passion to collect. V/r Shawn

 

[Jarod24]

Couple of these are in process of being built up.

Monark-4
Schwinn-2
Murray-1
Huffman-1
Westfield-1
Shelby-1

 

[Intense One]

AMERICAN BIKES
Schwinn. 6
Elgin. 4
Huffman. 1
Westfield. 4
Columbia. 3

ENGLISH BIKES
Moulton. 1
Bickerton. 1
Raleigh. 5
Brompton. 1

TAIWANESE
Schwinn. 3
Raleigh. 1

Some of the bikes included in this list are pending re assembly.
All others are mtn bikes

Hopefully, your friend Trump won't send my foreign bikes back to their origin countries!

 

[SirMike1983]

I tend to go by type of bike. I like to go by the handling characteristics. I've sold off all but two ballooners.

Utility [English style] light roadster of any brand/country: 6
Rod Brake English roadster: 3
Middleweight: 1
Balloon tire: 2

I need to actually reduce this number further. I'm not riding all of these bikes. I have a Raleigh Sprite I will be putting up for sale eventually, and probably a Manton&Smith lightweight custom.

 

[catfish]

Pope - 3

Columbia - 30

Westfield - 4 (non Columbias)

Elgin - 10

Rollfast - 2

Alexander MFG - 1

Hawthorne - 1

Colson - 1

 

[rollfaster]

Mead built 28"-1

Emblem built 28"- 1

The rest are all 26"

Schwinn-2

CWC -1

Shelby-2

Colson-1

Rollfast-2

Elgin/Westfield-1

 

[catfish]

Pope - 3

Columbia - 30

Westfield - 4 (non Columbias)

Elgin - 10

Rollfast - 2

Alexander MFG - 1

Hawthorne - 1

Colson - 1

 

[DonChristie]

Colson -1
Murray-1
Elgin -2
Schwinn -2
DP Harris(rollfast, Sun Racer) - 2
Huffman - 1
Iver Johnson (trike) - 1

Variety, ridability, looks, space for them and the pocketbook are the driving factors for my composition.