Dream bike that YOU made real...

[cyclingday]

Well, since the title of this thread is, Dream bikes that you MADE real.
Here’s one, that I literally MADE real.
The 1938 Cleveland Welding Company built,
Berry Cohen Special.
Here’s the as found picture, and the rest are my vision for it, after I added a few parts, that I had laying around the shop.
Enjoy the dream bike, that I made real.

This last picture shows it propped up with its signature accessory,
The BC (Berry Cohen) Jiffy Stand.
Berry Cohen was a bicycle distributor in Atlanta, Georgia.
He was best known, for inventing the Side/KickStand.

 

[lgrinnings]

The story of this bike has been well documented in a couple of other threads, but it is literally, like so many bikes in this thread and on the CABE, a dream bike that I made real. Being in love with my Westfield Streamline mentioned earlier in this thread, it didn’t take long for the 1936 Westfield catalog page featuring the Deluxe Arch Bar Streamline to catch my eye. It’s an odd duck that has no real representation in the hobby. The Torrington battery bars are the stuff of daydreams. It certainly felt out of reach since I had only ever seen maybe two of the early-style Arch Bar Streamline frames.

Well, as is often the case, an unlikely series of improbable events led to my owning this awesome bike. The story of how it came together can be read here:

Another dream bike: 1936 Westfield Deluxe Arch Bar Streamline | Classic Balloon Tire Bicycles 1933-1965

Curious, is it restored? Yes, it is restored. I didn't have the time previously to expound upon how this bike materialized, so here goes. Prior to embarking on my quest to own a DeLuxe Arch Bar Streamline, I had only seen two of these bikes (one owned by @catfish as highlighted in the post...

thecabe.com

This bike is my rider. It floats on air and the two-speed is a dream. Catalog images courtesy of @catfish. Thanks!

 

[catfish]

The story of this bike has been well documented in a couple of other threads, but it is literally, like so many bikes in this thread and on the CABE, a dream bike that I made real. Being in love with my Westfield Streamline mentioned earlier in this thread, it didn’t take long for the 1936 Westfield catalog page featuring the Deluxe Arch Bar Streamline to catch my eye. It’s an odd duck that has no real representation in the hobby. The Torrington battery bars are the stuff of daydreams. It certainly felt out of reach since I had only ever seen maybe two of the early-style Arch Bar Streamline frames.

Well, as is often the case, an unlikely series of improbable events led to my owning this awesome bike. The story of how it came together can be read here:

Another dream bike: 1936 Westfield Deluxe Arch Bar Streamline | Classic Balloon Tire Bicycles 1933-1965

Curious, is it restored? Yes, it is restored. I didn't have the time previously to expound upon how this bike materialized, so here goes. Prior to embarking on my quest to own a DeLuxe Arch Bar Streamline, I had only seen two of these bikes (one owned by @catfish as highlighted in the post...

thecabe.com

This bike is my rider. It floats on air and the two-speed is a dream. Catalog images courtesy of @catfish. Thanks!

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I'm glad I could help

 

[razinhellcustomz]

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This is just what I've been looking for.. I recently picked up a Rollfast twin bar frame for $3.00 at a local junk that has some head tube issues that I'm having adddressed. Looking good so far.. RideOn...

 

[sworley]

Great thread that I'm just now finding, I guess the timing is good because my ultimate scores have been recent anyway. Both I'd chalk up to luck finding - one was word of mouth, the other was being quick on an eBay listing but perhaps I am not giving myself credit in the hard work part cause both required me to dip into thousands of liquid cash, which I've always been a big believer of adequate savings.

Only the Bowden was a dream bike, which incidentally is the one I no longer have. It was too rough for my skills and parts were scarce. Coupled with the impractical nature of using it, it was not meant to be. The Cook I bought because I liked it and it was too good of an opportunity to pass up but it's blossomed into a strong keeper for me.

https://thecabe.com/forum/threads/fresh-find-1980-cook-brothers-three-bar-cruiser.196078/
https://thecabe.com/forum/threads/fresh-find-1960-bowden-spacelander.212533/