Do you guys ride your TOC bicycles?

[Wheeled Relics]

There's a few bikes I that I don't "like" to ride, but I like the bike, so I'm saving them for the right person in the future who won't be able to live without them, otherwise who knows what may have happened to them.

 

[johnnybentwrench]

Glad you guys are riding them. I hope to be riding soon after I find the right TOC for me. John Los Angeles, CA

 

[Duchess]

I ride my ~1912 Iver Johnson Special Racer around historic sites, downtown, and "Cafe Relays". The ride is excellent, but since it's a track bike and meant to be ridden all out pulling up on the bars, they're a little low for comfortable cruising, which restricts my distance. I also have a pedal with an iffy bearing race. I ride CB Italias with Linus tires. Easily gets along at around 18 mph according to the phone app. I wouldn't have a bike, boat (well, kayak in my case), or car I couldn't or didn't like using.

 

[chucksoldbikes]

here is mine before i put 700 wheels on it i put 700 whheels with a new departure spoked in the back wheel and dont remember what the front hub was spoked in the front wheel but i ride it in parades and around town alot this bike waqs made in louville kentucky it is a flyte the bike shop in champaign illinois has a book wth all the bike manufractures that ever made bikes this bike was made in 1896 to 1900 by the flyte bike manufactering co in louivelle kentucky that is what the book says any way

DOES ANY BODY HAVE ONE OF THOSE BOOKS OR KNOW WHAT THE NAME OF IT WAS ID LIKE TO GET ONE chucksoldbikes on the cabe ill try to find a picture after i put the 700 wheels on it

 

[Wheeled Relics]

There is a Wheelmen list somewhere that has 3000+ bicycle manf on it. I'm not sure if this is at all related to this book your mention, but that sounds like a good book to have! For folks that like to restore their bicycles to better than original condition for museum or home display that adds a nice show quality dimension to the bicycle community. The Eureka I recently saw go from red house paint to black and nickle was really turned around and full of awe.

 

[bikejunk]

quite a few mid 1890's bike I've ridden put the rider in weird-- Victorian proper positions-- very upright. arms too close to the knees . earlier bike are more ergonomic but heavy as hell. about 20 years ago I had a Columbia model 32 with British 28 x 1 1/2 wheels that i put almost 400 miles on in one summer a great flexible comfy ride.

 

[Wheeled Relics]

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[walter branche]

sometimes

to ride or not to ride ,is not a question ,

 

[highwheel431]

Daily Rider

This is my daily rider in the summer. 43,000+ miles and counting. 1888 Columbia Light Roadster

 

[johnnybentwrench]

I want one to really ride too My next question is where is the best place to buy a TOC or a Racycle?
I look on ebay and here but stuff either goes fast or sellers not sure if they want to sell??