John Haeberle
Finally riding a big boys bike
Hi All...I recently purchased a girls Dayton Safety Streamline from Joe Buffardi. I'm sure many of you are familiar with it as there were some past threads about it. I know this is rare, but this one really has me stumped, and so I'm seeking expert help in my research. As mentioned in earlier threads about this bike, the blue, red and beige paint scheme is very rare. But what has me especially confused is the rear fender with the Delta Defender tail light, as one would normally see this on the later super streamlines. I fully expected that below the DD would have been an indentation in the fender for the recessed Delta tail light that you would typically see on these bikes. Nope, and there are no wire stays on the underside of the fender, and below the DD as pictured is original, clean paint finish. Lower on the fender, there is a mounting bracket, that I think may have been for a tombstone reflector? The bike does have a battery box, and there are indications that there was a front horn - light housing mounted on the head tube. I have never seen a safety streamline that has this odd combination. Any thoughts on this from any of the Dayton experts out there?
Also, trying to determine what may have been original to these bikes....from my research, I have some thoughts, but nothing definitive.
Seat- have seen literature that speaks of Mesinger Airflow? Seat that I received with the bike is a Mesinger
B-80 with tornado style springs.
Pedals- Torrington 9's?
Handlebars?
Tires? Make, blackwalls or whitewalls?
Thanks in advance for any input. I'm extremely excited and honored to own this bike.
John Haeberle
Also, trying to determine what may have been original to these bikes....from my research, I have some thoughts, but nothing definitive.
Seat- have seen literature that speaks of Mesinger Airflow? Seat that I received with the bike is a Mesinger
B-80 with tornado style springs.
Pedals- Torrington 9's?
Handlebars?
Tires? Make, blackwalls or whitewalls?
Thanks in advance for any input. I'm extremely excited and honored to own this bike.
John Haeberle