Columbia twin bar bicycles - how many are out there????

[scrubbinrims]

I think an original paint specimen is few and far beween...would like to see a catalog or ad pic.
Much easier to cobble together with not so rare available parts.
My opinion is that it is the same frame fork as a '36 Blackhawk and was a transitional piece... I don't think this frame looks like it went with this suspended tank ideally, in particular at the curved down tube (as it does with the Columbia motorbikes).
I still really like this bike and would love to have one even though it looks slapped together at the factory to sunset the twinbar frames.
Also, I am curious about Catfish's bike's rack as it attaches like a Blackhawk yet the others I have seen mount at the seat clamp.
Chris

 

[bikewhorder]

Also, I am curious about Catfish's bike's rack as it attaches like a Blackhawk yet the others I have seen mount at the seat clamp.
Chris

I was wondering that myself

 

[catfish]

The frames are not the same....... The Columbia, and Elgin frames were made at the same factory at the same time, but they are far from being the same. The Columbia frames have more steel in them. And the chain adjusters are different. On the Columbia frames they look like this, but without the extra weld....

The Elgin frames just have the flat pressed drop outs.

I think an original paint specimen is few and far beween...would like to see a catalog or ad pic.
Much easier to cobble together with not so rare available parts.
My opinion is that it is the same frame fork as a '36 Blackhawk and was a transitional piece... I don't think this frame looks like it went with this suspended tank ideally, in particular at the curved down tube (as it does with the Columbia motorbikes).
I still really like this bike and would love to have one even though it looks slapped together at the factory to sunset the twinbar frames.
Also, I am curious about Catfish's bike's rack as it attaches like a Blackhawk yet the others I have seen mount at the seat clamp.
Chris

 

[catfish]

I was wondering that myself

The bike was cataloged with both styles of this rack. Tank mount, and seat post mount.

 

[MrColumbia]

1936 Columbia A13B Twinbar;

1936 Columbia A3B Twinbar;

 

[MrColumbia]

1937 Columbia Twinbar B3

 

[MrColumbia]

1938 Columbia C3 Twinbar;

1938 Columbia C13 Twinbar;

 

[bikewhorder]

Wow, Thanks Mr Columbia! Mine (the one yeshoney was selling) is definitely a later style because I have no holes for the drop stand clip. I actually have the correct saddle it looks like and I have the shell of an aluminum horn light. Now I just need to find a green tank and rack, do you think they all came fully equipt?

 

[catfish]

This one is back with a lower "Buy it now". And you can make an offer. So what would a fair offer be on this bike?

 

[fordmike65]

Looks like 1 offer has already been declined.